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In the year 1950
374 Notable deaths
Mihail Manoilescu
Romanian politician and economist (1891–1950).
Born December 9th, 1891 in Tecuci.
Died December 30th, 1950 at 59 years old in Sighetu Marmației.
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.
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.
Tatyana Sukhotina-Tolstaya
Russian painter and memoirist (1864-1950).
Born October 16th, 1864 in Yasnaya Polyana.
Died September 21st, 1950 at 85 years old in Rome.
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]
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