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In the year 1950
390 Notable deaths
Fred Warngård
Swedish hammer thrower.
Born May 9th, 1907 in Skåne County.
Died May 23rd, 1950 at 43 years old in Malmö.
John Sibbit
English racing cyclist (1895-1950).
Born April 3rd, 1895 in Ancoats.
Died August 5th, 1950 at 55 years old in Manchester.
Henry Homburger
Bobsledder (1902–1950).
Born December 2nd, 1902 in Saranac Lake.
Died September 14th, 1950 at 47 years old in Sacramento.
George Webber
British long-distance runner (1895-1950).
Born December 6th, 1895 in Ipswich.
Died May 31st, 1950 at 54 years old in Luton. [ref]
Tommaso Costantino
Italian fencer.
Born June 23rd, 1885 in Tunis.
Died February 28th, 1950 at 64 years old in Brindisi.
John O'Neil
American rugby union player (1898–1950).
Born October 4th, 1898 in South Dakota. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1950 at 51 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Georges Leuillieux
French swimmer (1879-1950).
Born August 3rd, 1879 in Lille. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1950 at 70 years old in Eu. [ref]
Mikael Simonsen
Danish rower (1882–1950).
Born November 20th, 1882 in Løgstør Municipality.
Died March 29th, 1950 at 67 years old in Aarhus.
Henry Boardman Conover
American soldier and amateur ornithologist (1892-1950).
Born January 18th, 1892 in Chicago.
Died May 5th, 1950 at 58 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).
Émile Torcheboeuf
French long jumper.
Born June 17th, 1876 in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine.
Died November 29th, 1950 at 74 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 361 to 370 of 390
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