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In the year 1950
375 Notable deaths
Dirk Coster
Dutch physicist (1889–1950).
Born October 5th, 1889 in Amsterdam.
Died February 12th, 1950 at 60 years old in Groningen.
Wojciech Weiss
Polish painter.
Born May 4th, 1875 in Leorda. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1950 at 75 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Ernest Archdeacon
French aviation pioneer (1863-1950).
Born March 28th, 1863 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1950 at 86 years old in Versailles.
Antonina Nezhdanova
Russian opera singer.
Born June 16th, 1873 in Odesa.
Died June 26th, 1950 at 77 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alykul Osmonov
Kyrgyzstani poet.
Born March 21st, 1915 in Aulietinsky Uyezd.
Died December 12th, 1950 at 35 years old in Bishkek (pneumonia).
Carlos Padrós
Spanish football referee (1870-1950).
Born November 9th, 1870 in Barcelona.
Died December 30th, 1950 at 80 years old in Madrid.
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 (1901–1950).
Born October 27th, 1901 in Riga.
Died February 8th, 1950 at 48 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction).
Joë Bousquet
French writer.
Born March 19th, 1897 in Narbonne. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1950 at 53 years old in Carcassonne. [ref]
Billy Burch
Canadian ice hockey player (1900–1950).
Born November 20th, 1900 in Yonkers.
Died November 30th, 1950 at 50 years old in Toronto.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 375
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