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In the year 1950
358 Notable deaths
Miguel Mariano Gómez
President of cuba (1889-1950).
Born October 6th, 1889 in Sancti Spíritus.
Died October 26th, 1950 at 61 years old in Havana.
Lev Berg
Russian and soviet geographer, biologist and ichthyologist (1876–1950).
Born March 14th, 1876 in Bender.
Died December 24th, 1950 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg, Komarovo, Saint Petersburg.
Giovanni Giorgi
Italian physicist and engineer.
Born November 27th, 1871 in Lucca. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1950 at 78 years old in Castiglioncello. [ref]
Sergei Khudyakov
Soviet marshal of aviation (1902-1950).
Born January 7th, 1902 in Böyük Tağlar.
Died April 18th, 1950 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Isaiah Bowman
American geographer.
Born December 26th, 1878 in Waterloo. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1950 at 71 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Heinrich Tessenow
German architect (1876-1950).
Born April 7th, 1876 in Rostock. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1950 at 74 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Recep Peker
Turkish politician (1889-1950).
Born February 5th, 1889 in Constantinople.
Died April 2nd, 1950 at 61 years old in Istanbul.
Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao
Galician writer, painter, doctor and politician (1886-1950).
Born January 29th, 1886 in Rianxo.
Died January 7th, 1950 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer). [ref]
Pierre Chareau
French designer architect (1883-1950).
Born August 4th, 1883 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1950 at 67 years old in East Hampton. [ref]
Ernest Cook Poole
American journalist and novelist (1880-1950).
Born January 23rd, 1880 in Chicago.
Died January 10th, 1950 at 69 years old in Manhattan.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 358
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