In the year 1950

390 Notable deaths

Edward Arthur Milne

British astrophysicist and mathematician (1896-1950).

Born February 14th, 1896 in Kingston upon Hull.

Died September 21st, 1950 at 54 years old in Dublin.

Ernest John Moeran

English composer (1894-1950).

Born December 31st, 1894 in Heston.

Died December 1st, 1950 at 55 years old in Kenmare.

George Kingsley Zipf

American statistician (1902–1950).

Born January 7th, 1902 in Freeport.

Died September 25th, 1950 at 48 years old in Newton.

Kim Kyu-sik

Korean politician and academic (1881-1950).

Born January 29th, 1881 in Dongnae District. [ref]

Died December 10th, 1950 at 69 years old in Manpo (stroke).

Henryk Grossman

Polish-german academic and revolutionary (1881-1950).

Born April 14th, 1881 in Kraków. [ref]

Died November 24th, 1950 at 69 years old in Leipzig. [ref]

Pedro de Cordoba

Actor (1881-1950).

Born September 28th, 1881 in New York City.

Died September 16th, 1950 at 68 years old in California (myocardial infarction).

George Minot

American physician (1885-1950).

Born December 2nd, 1885 in Boston.

Died February 25th, 1950 at 64 years old in Boston.

Prince Joseph, Hereditary Duke of Parma

Duke of parma (1875-1950).

Born June 30th, 1875 in Biarritz.

Died January 7th, 1950 at 74 years old in Lucca.

Alexey Kuznetsov

Soviet politician (1905–1950).

Born February 20th, 1905 in Borovichi.

Died October 1st, 1950 at 45 years old in Leningrad.

Laurence Steinhardt

American diplomat (1892–1950).

Born October 6th, 1892 in New York City.

Died March 28th, 1950 at 57 years old in Ramsayville.

Deaths 131 to 140 of 390

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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman