Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 1950
358 Notable deaths
Jan Christiaan Smuts
South african statesman and military leader (1870–1950).
Born May 24th, 1870 in Cape Colony. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1950 at 80 years old in Irene. [ref]
Timothy Evans
British man wrongly convicted of murder (1924-1950).
Born November 20th, 1924 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Died March 9th, 1950 at 25 years old in HM Prison Pentonville (hanging).
Walter Huston
Canadian actor and singer.
Born April 6th, 1884 in Toronto. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1950 at 66 years old in Hollywood (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Charles Richard Drew
American surgeon and medical researcher.
Born June 3rd, 1904 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1950 at 45 years old in Burlington (traffic collision).
Willis Carrier
American inventor (1876–1950).
Born November 26th, 1876 in Angola.
Died October 29th, 1950 at 73 years old in New York City.
Carter Godwin Woodson
African-american historian, writer, and journalist.
Born December 19th, 1875 in New Canton.
Died April 3rd, 1950 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C..
John Rabe
German businessman (1882-1950).
Born November 23rd, 1882 in Hamburg.
Died January 5th, 1950 at 67 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Vaslav Nijinsky
Russian ballet dancer and choreographer.
Born March 12th, 1890 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1950 at 60 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]
Henry H. Arnold
American general officer holding the ranks of general of the army and general of the air force (1886-1950).
Born June 25th, 1886 in Gladwyne. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1950 at 63 years old in Sonoma.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
American poet.
Born February 22nd, 1892 in Rockland. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1950 at 58 years old in New York (fall). [ref]
Deaths 11 to 20 of 358
The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka