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In the year 1950
358 Notable deaths
John Gould Fletcher
American writer.
Born January 3rd, 1886 in Little Rock. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1950 at 64 years old in Little Rock (drowning).
Santiago Casares Quiroga
Spanish politician (1884-1950).
Born May 8th, 1884 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1950 at 65 years old in Paris. [ref]
William Rose Benét
American writer.
Born February 2nd, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died May 4th, 1950 at 64 years old in New York City.
Enrico Mizzi
Prime minister of malta (1950).
Born September 20th, 1885 in Valletta.
Died December 20th, 1950 at 65 years old in Valletta.
Pavel Bazhov
Writer (1879-1950).
Born January 27th, 1879 in Sysert. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1950 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones
Spanish diplomat and writer (1863-1950).
Born August 8th, 1863 in Madrid. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1950 at 87 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Ren Bishi
Secretary of the communist party of china (1904-1950).
Born April 30th, 1904 in Bishi.
Died October 27th, 1950 at 46 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage).
Agnes Repplier
American essayist.
Born April 1st, 1858 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1950 at 92 years old in Philadelphia.
António Maria da Silva
Portuguese politician and engineer (1872-1950).
Born May 26th, 1872 in Lisbon.
Died October 14th, 1950 at 78 years old in Lisbon.
Eduard Crasemann
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born March 5th, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died April 29th, 1950 at 59 years old in Werl.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 358
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