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In the year 1950
360 Notable deaths
Guilhermina Suggia
Portuguese musician.
Born June 21st, 1885 in Porto. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1950 at 65 years old in Porto (cancer). [ref]
Miklós Bánffy
Hungarian nobleman, politician, and novelist (1873-1950).
Born December 30th, 1873 in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1950 at 76 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Carl Clinton Van Doren
American biographer (1885-1950).
Born September 10th, 1885 in Hope.
Died July 18th, 1950 at 64 years old in Torrington.
Marguerite De La Motte
Actress (1902-1950).
Born June 22nd, 1902 in Duluth. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1950 at 47 years old in San Francisco (thrombosis).
Frederic Lewy
American neurologist.
Born January 28th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died October 5th, 1950 at 65 years old in Pennsylvania.
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.
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]
Kurt Schmitt
German politician (1886-1950).
Born October 7th, 1886 in Heidelberg.
Died November 2nd, 1950 at 64 years old in Heidelberg.
Ernst Boepple
German general (1887-1950).
Born November 30th, 1887 in Betzingen. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1950 at 63 years old in Kraków (hanging). [ref]
Jane Cowl
Us actress.
Born December 14th, 1883 in Boston.
Died June 22nd, 1950 at 66 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
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