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In the year 1950
390 Notable deaths
Theodor Duesterberg
German politician (1875-1950).
Born October 19th, 1875 in Darmstadt.
Died November 4th, 1950 at 75 years old in Hamelin.
Carl Clinton Van Doren
American biographer (1885-1950).
Born September 10th, 1885 in Hope.
Died July 18th, 1950 at 64 years old in Torrington.
Arthur Jeffrey Dempster
Canadian-american physicist.
Born August 14th, 1886 in Toronto.
Died March 11th, 1950 at 63 years old in Stuart.
Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg
Danish royal.
Born November 8th, 1890 in Copenhagen.
Died September 16th, 1950 at 59 years old in Copenhagen.
Recep Peker
Turkish military officer and statesperson (1889–1950).
Born February 5th, 1889 in Istanbul.
Died April 2nd, 1950 at 61 years old in Istanbul.
Alice Kober
American classical scholar (1906-1950).
Born December 23rd, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1950 at 43 years old in Brooklyn (lung cancer). [ref]
Kurt Schmitt
German politician (1886-1950).
Born October 7th, 1886 in Heidelberg. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1950 at 64 years old in Heidelberg.
Alice Vanderbilt Morris
Vanderbilt family member.
Born December 7th, 1874 in New York City.
Died August 15th, 1950 at 75 years old in Bar Harbor.
Hobart Cavanaugh
American actor (1886-1950).
Born September 22nd, 1886 in Virginia City.
Died April 27th, 1950 at 63 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Yvan Goll
French-german poet, key figure in german expressionism and french surrealism.
Born March 29th, 1891 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1950 at 58 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 390
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown