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In the year 1950
390 Notable deaths
Cesare Pavese
Italian writer, literary critic, and translator (1908–1950).
Born September 9th, 1908 in Santo Stefano Belbo.
Died August 27th, 1950 at 41 years old in Turin (drug overdose).
Gopinath Bordoloi
Indian independence activist and 1st chief minister of assam.
Died August 5th, 1950 at 60 years old in Guwahati.
Heinrich Mann
German writer (1871–1950).
Born March 27th, 1871 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1950 at 78 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Werner Haase
Ss officer and physician.
Born August 2nd, 1900 in Köthen.
Died November 30th, 1950 at 50 years old in Butyrka prison (tuberculosis).
Walton H. Walker
United states army general (1889-1950).
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Belton.
Died December 23rd, 1950 at 61 years old in Seoul (traffic collision).
Sid Grauman
American showman (1879-1950).
Born March 17th, 1879 in Indianapolis.
Died March 5th, 1950 at 70 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills (coronary occlusion).
James Rudolph Garfield
American lawyer and politician (1865–1950).
Born October 17th, 1865 in Hiram. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1950 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C..
Elsie de Wolfe
American actress and interior decorator (1865-1950).
Born December 20th, 1865 in New York City.
Died July 12th, 1950 at 84 years old in Versailles.
Fevzi Çakmak
Turkish military officer and statesperson (1876–1950).
Born January 12th, 1876 in Rumelikavağı.
Died April 10th, 1950 at 74 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Melitta Bentz
German entrepreneur and inventor of the coffee filter (1873–1950).
Born January 31st, 1873 in Dresden.
Died June 29th, 1950 at 77 years old in Holzhausen.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 390
Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams