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In the year 1950
358 Notable deaths
Hiroshi Yoshida
Japanese artist (1876-1950).
Born September 19th, 1876 in Kurume.
Died April 5th, 1950 at 73 years old in Tokyo.
Agnes Smedley
American journalist and writer.
Born February 23rd, 1892 in Osgood. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1950 at 58 years old in London, Oxford (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn
American orthodox rabbi.
Born June 21st, 1880 in Lyubavichi, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1950 at 69 years old in 770 Eastern Parkway. [ref]
Nikolai Myaskovsky
Russian composer.
Born April 20th, 1881 in Modlin Fortress.
Died August 8th, 1950 at 69 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer). [ref]
Rex Ingram
Irish film director.
Born January 15th, 1893 in Dublin.
Died July 21st, 1950 at 57 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Nicolai Hartmann
German philosopher (1882-1950).
Born February 20th, 1882 in Riga.
Died October 9th, 1950 at 68 years old in Göttingen.
Karl Guthe Jansky
American astronomer (1905-1950).
Born October 22nd, 1905 in Norman.
Died February 14th, 1950 at 44 years old in Red Bank (heart failure).
Maurice Costello
American actor and film director (1877-1950).
Born February 22nd, 1877 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 30th, 1950 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Nagaoka Hantarō
Japanese physicist.
Born August 15th, 1865 in Ōmura.
Died December 11th, 1950 at 85 years old in Tokyo.
Buddy DeSylva
American songwriter, film producer and record executive (1895-1950).
Born January 27th, 1895 in New York City.
Died July 11th, 1950 at 55 years old in Hollywood (heart failure). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 358
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