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In the year 1950
358 Notable deaths
Karl Renner
First president of austria (1870-1950).
Born December 14th, 1870 in Dolní Dunajovice. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1950 at 80 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Werner Haase
Ss officer and physician.
Born August 2nd, 1900 in Köthen.
Died November 30th, 1950 at 50 years old in Butyrka prison (tuberculosis).
Gopinath Bordoloi
Indian independence activist and 1st chief minister of assam.
Died August 5th, 1950 at 60 years old in Guwahati.
Sid Grauman
American showman (1879-1950).
Born March 17th, 1879 in Indianapolis.
Died March 5th, 1950 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (coronary occlusion).
Heinrich Mann
German writer (1871–1950).
Born March 27th, 1871 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1950 at 78 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Elsie de Wolfe
American actress and interior decorator (1865-1950).
Born December 20th, 1865 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1950 at 84 years old in Versailles. [ref]
Melitta Bentz
German entrepreneur and inventor of the coffee filter.
Born January 31st, 1873 in Dresden.
Died June 29th, 1950 at 77 years old in Holzhausen.
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born February 16th, 1922 in Calw.
Died July 15th, 1950 at 28 years old in Bordeaux (traffic collision).
Walton H. Walker
United states army general (1889-1950).
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Belton.
Died December 23rd, 1950 at 61 years old in Seoul (traffic collision).
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
German businessperson, politician (1870-1950).
Born August 7th, 1870 in The Hague.
Died January 16th, 1950 at 79 years old in Castle Blühnbach.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 358
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene