In the year 1950

390 Notable deaths

Giovanni Giorgi

Italian physicist and engineer (1871–1950).

Born November 27th, 1871 in Lucca.

Died August 19th, 1950 at 78 years old in Castiglioncello.

Steve Clemente

Mexican actor (1885–1950).

Born November 22nd, 1885 in Tónichi.

Died May 7th, 1950 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.

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 Komarovo.

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.

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]

Paul Federn

Austrian-american md & psychoanalyst (1871-1950).

Born October 13th, 1871 in Vienna.

Died May 4th, 1950 at 78 years old in New York City (gunshot wound).

Enrico Mizzi

Prime minister of malta (1885-1950).

Born September 20th, 1885 in Valletta.

Died December 20th, 1950 at 65 years old in Valletta.

Pavel Bazhov

Writer (1879-1950).

Born January 28th, 1879 in Sysert. [ref]

Died December 3rd, 1950 at 71 years old in Moscow. [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).

R. A. Stewart Macalister

Irish archaeologist.

Born July 8th, 1870 in Dublin.

Died April 26th, 1950 at 79 years old in Cambridge.

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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz