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In the year 1950
375 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Bendow
German actor (1884–1950).
Born September 29th, 1884 in Einbeck.
Died May 29th, 1950 at 65 years old in Einbeck.
Anna Branting
Swedish politician (1855–1950).
Born November 19th, 1855 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1950 at 95 years old in Gustav Vasa parish. [ref]
Frederick Keeping
British racing cyclist.
Born November 10th, 1867 in Pennington.
Died February 21st, 1950 at 82 years old in Lymington.
Hertha Wambacher
Austrian physicist (1903-1950).
Born March 9th, 1903 in Vienna.
Died April 25th, 1950 at 47 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Louis Halphen
French historian (1880-1950).
Born February 4th, 1880 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1950 at 70 years old in Paris. [ref]
Anders Peter Nielsen
Sport shooter (1867-1950).
Born May 25th, 1867 in Aarhus.
Died April 16th, 1950 at 82 years old in Copenhagen.
Jaroslav Kocián
Czech violinist, music educator and composer.
Born February 22nd, 1884 in Ústí nad Orlicí. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1950 at 66 years old in Prague. [ref]
Lesley Ashburner
Athletics competitor (1883–1950).
Born October 21st, 1883 in Philadelphia.
Died November 12th, 1950 at 67 years old in Bethesda.
Dezső Földes
Hungarian fencer.
Born December 30th, 1880 in Miskolc.
Died March 27th, 1950 at 69 years old in Cleveland.
Hedda Andersson
Swedish physician (1861-1950).
Born April 24th, 1861 in Malmö Karoli church parish. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1950 at 89 years old in Lunds Cathedral Assembly.
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