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In the year 1950
358 Notable deaths
Abdul Hamid Karami
Lebanese politician (1890-1950).
Born October 23rd, 1890 in Tripoli.
Died November 23rd, 1950 at 60 years old in Lebanon.
Viktor Schütze
German world war ii u-boat commander.
Born February 16th, 1906 in Kiel.
Died September 23rd, 1950 at 44 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Oakes Ames
American botanist (1874-1950).
Born September 26th, 1874 in Easton.
Died April 28th, 1950 at 75 years old in Ormond Beach. [ref]
Tatyana Sukhotina-Tolstaya
Russian painter and memoirist (1864-1950).
Born October 16th, 1864 in Yasnaya Polyana. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1950 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ernst Wiechert
German writer (1887-1950).
Born May 18th, 1887 in Piersławek. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1950 at 63 years old in Stäfa (cancer). [ref]
Alma Karlin
Slovenian academic and poet.
Born October 12th, 1891 in Celje.
Died January 15th, 1950 at 58 years old in Celje, Pečovnik (cancer).
Gerardus van der Leeuw
Dutch religious studies scholar and politician (1890-1950).
Born March 18th, 1890 in The Hague. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1950 at 60 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
William Garwood
Actor, director (1884-1950).
Born April 28th, 1884 in Springfield. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1950 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis, coronary occlusion). [ref]
Max Davidson
Actor (1875-1950).
Born May 23rd, 1875 in Berlin.
Died September 4th, 1950 at 75 years old in Woodland Hills.
Dewey Robinson
Actor (1898-1950).
Born August 17th, 1898 in New Haven.
Died December 11th, 1950 at 52 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction).
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin