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In the year 1950
376 Notable deaths
Zulfugar Hajibeyov
Azerbaijani composer.
Born April 17th, 1884 in Shusha.
Died September 30th, 1950 at 66 years old in Baku.
Lauri Tanner
Finnish gymnast and association football player (1890–1950).
Born November 20th, 1890 in Helsinki.
Died July 11th, 1950 at 59 years old in Helsinki.
Fred Warngård
Swedish hammer thrower.
Born May 9th, 1907 in Skåne County.
Died May 23rd, 1950 at 43 years old in Malmö.
Francisco Villota
Spanish pelotari (1873–1950).
Born November 18th, 1873 in Madrid.
Died January 7th, 1950 at 76 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Mikael Simonsen
Danish rower (1882–1950).
Born November 20th, 1882 in Løgstør Municipality.
Died March 29th, 1950 at 67 years old in Aarhus.
Henry Homburger
Bobsledder (1902–1950).
Born December 2nd, 1902 in Saranac Lake.
Died September 14th, 1950 at 47 years old in Sacramento.
John Sibbit
English racing cyclist (1895-1950).
Born April 3rd, 1895 in Ancoats.
Died August 5th, 1950 at 55 years old in Manchester.
Tommaso Costantino
Italian fencer.
Born June 23rd, 1885 in Tunis.
Died February 28th, 1950 at 64 years old in Brindisi.
Georges Leuillieux
French swimmer (1879-1950).
Born August 3rd, 1879 in Lille. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1950 at 70 years old in Eu. [ref]
George Webber
British long-distance runner (1895-1950).
Born December 6th, 1895 in Ipswich.
Died May 31st, 1950 at 54 years old in Luton. [ref]
Deaths 341 to 350 of 376
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