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In the year 1950
390 Notable deaths
Lauri Tanner
Finnish gymnast and association football player (1890–1950).
Born November 20th, 1890 in Helsinki.
Died July 11th, 1950 at 59 years old in Helsinki.
Joseph Stadler
Athletics competitor.
Born June 12th, 1880 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1950 at 69 years old in Temple City.
Urho Peltonen
Athletics competitor (1893–1950).
Born January 15th, 1893 in Nurmes.
Died May 4th, 1950 at 57 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Royal Harwood Frost
American astronomer (1879-1950).
Born February 25th, 1879 in Salem.
Died May 11th, 1950 at 71 years old in Shreveport.
Marius Eriksen
Norwegian gymnast (1886–1950).
Born December 9th, 1886 in Barbu, Arendal.
Died September 14th, 1950 at 63 years old in Oslo.
Frederick Freake
British polo player (1876-1950).
Born March 7th, 1876 in Hampshire.
Died December 22nd, 1950 at 74 years old in Moreton-in-Marsh.
Henry Justin Allen
Governor of kansas (1868-1950).
Born September 11th, 1868 in Warren County.
Died January 17th, 1950 at 81 years old in Wichita (thrombosis).
Richard Parke
Bobsledder (1893-1950).
Born December 13th, 1893 in Staten Island.
Died August 23rd, 1950 at 56 years old in St. Moritz.
James Graham
American sports shooter (1873–1950).
Born February 12th, 1873 in Long Lake.
Died February 18th, 1950 at 77 years old in Long Lake.
Ivan Fomich Pavlov
Soviet aviator.
Born June 25th, 1922 in Orenburg Governorate.
Died October 12th, 1950 at 28 years old
Deaths 341 to 350 of 390
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson