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In the year 1950
358 Notable deaths
Alexandros Diomidis
Greek politician (1875-1950).
Born January 15th, 1875 in Athens.
Died November 11th, 1950 at 75 years old in Athens.
Aleksandrs Čaks
Latvian writer.
Born October 27th, 1901 in Riga. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1950 at 48 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joë Bousquet
French writer.
Born March 19th, 1897 in Narbonne. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1950 at 53 years old in Carcassonne. [ref]
Ivan Shmelyov
Russian writer.
Born October 3rd, 1873 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1950 at 76 years old in Bussy-en-Othe. [ref]
Alfonso Quiñónez Molina
President of el salvador (1874-1950).
Born January 11th, 1874 in Suchitoto.
Died May 22nd, 1950 at 76 years old in San Salvador.
Nicolae Ciupercă
Romanian general (1882-1950).
Born April 20th, 1882 in Râmnicu Sărat. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1950 at 68 years old in Bucharest.
Alexander Tairov
Russian theatre director.
Born July 6th, 1885 in Romny. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1950 at 65 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Arthur L. Newton
American athlete.
Born January 31st, 1883 in Upton.
Died July 19th, 1950 at 67 years old in Worcester.
Joe Fry
British racing driver.
Born October 26th, 1915 in Chipping Sodbury.
Died July 29th, 1950 at 34 years old in Blandford Forum.
Betty Francisco
Actress (1900-1950).
Born September 26th, 1900 in Little Rock.
Died November 25th, 1950 at 50 years old in El Cerrito (myocardial infarction).
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin