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In the year 1950
390 Notable deaths
Charles Koechlin
French composer, teacher and writer on music.
Born November 27th, 1867 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 31st, 1950 at 83 years old in Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer.
Chen Yi
Chinese politician, kuomintang (1883-1950).
Born May 3rd, 1883 in Shaoxing.
Died June 18th, 1950 at 67 years old in Taipei (ballistic trauma).
Emmanuel Mounier
French philosopher.
Born April 1st, 1905 in Grenoble. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1950 at 44 years old in Châtenay-Malabry (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Adolf Meyer
Swiss-american psychiatrist (1866-1950).
Born September 13th, 1866 in Niederweningen.
Died March 17th, 1950 at 83 years old in Baltimore.
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
Swiss composer, musician and music educator (1865-1950).
Born July 6th, 1865 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1950 at 84 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Lord Berners
British composer, writer, painter, politician, novelist and autobiographer (1883-1950).
Born September 18th, 1883 in Apley Hall.
Died April 19th, 1950 at 66 years old in Faringdon.
James Stephens
Irish author (1882-1950).
Born February 9th, 1882 in Dublin. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1950 at 68 years old in London.
Philip Chetwode
1st baron chetwode, british army general (1869–1950).
Born September 21st, 1869 in Westminster.
Died July 6th, 1950 at 80 years old in Marylebone.
Giuseppe Garibaldi II
Italian general, granchild of italian patriot giuseppe garibaldi (1879-1950).
Born July 29th, 1879 in Melbourne.
Died May 19th, 1950 at 70 years old in Rome.
Nikolai Luzin
Russian mathematician (1883–1950).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Irkutsk.
Died February 25th, 1950 at 66 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 390
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran