In the year 1950
390 Notable deaths
Eloísa Díaz
Chile's first female physician (1866-1950).
Born June 25th, 1866 in Santiago.
Died November 1st, 1950 at 84 years old in Osorno.
Alexander Tairov
Russian theatre director.
Born July 6th, 1885 in Romny. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1950 at 65 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Elisabeth Langgässer
German lyricist, prosaist, and short story writer (1899-1950).
Born February 23rd, 1899 in Alzey.
Died July 25th, 1950 at 51 years old in Karlsruhe (multiple sclerosis).
Betty Francisco
American actress (1900–1950).
Born September 26th, 1900 in Little Rock.
Died November 25th, 1950 at 50 years old in El Cerrito (myocardial infarction).
Aleksandrs Čaks
Latvian writer (1901–1950).
Born October 27th, 1901 in Riga.
Died February 8th, 1950 at 48 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction).
Vasily Gordov
Soviet colonel general (1896–1950).
Born December 12th, 1896 in Käcä.
Died August 24th, 1950 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Karin Michaëlis
Danish journalist and author (1872–1950).
Born March 20th, 1872 in Randers.
Died January 11th, 1950 at 77 years old in Copenhagen.
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
American blues and vaudeville singer and dancer (1905-1950).
Born March 15th, 1905 in Charleston.
Died May 7th, 1950 at 45 years old in New York City (struck by vehicle).
Dimitri Uznadze
Georgian philosopher.
Born January 2nd, 1887 in Kveda Sakara.
Died October 9th, 1950 at 63 years old in Tbilisi.
Roza Tamarkina
Soviet pianist (1920-1950).
Born March 23rd, 1920 in Kyiv.
Died August 5th, 1950 at 30 years old in Moscow (lymphoma).
Deaths 241 to 250 of 390
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson