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In the year 1950
390 Notable deaths
Josef Hassid
Polish violinist (1923–1950).
Born December 28th, 1923 in Suwałki.
Died November 7th, 1950 at 26 years old in Epsom.
Edgar Lee Masters
American writer.
Born August 23rd, 1868 in Garnett. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1950 at 81 years old in Melrose Park. [ref]
Frank Buck
American hunter, animal collector, actor and author (1884–1950).
Born March 17th, 1884 in Gainesville.
Died March 25th, 1950 at 66 years old in Houston (lung cancer).
Karl Guthe Jansky
American physicist and radio engineer.
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.
Rex Ingram
Irish film director (1892–1950).
Born January 15th, 1892 in Dublin. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1950 at 58 years old in North Hollywood (disease).
Nikolai Myaskovsky
Russian composer.
Born April 20th, 1881 in Modlin Fortress.
Died August 8th, 1950 at 69 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer). [ref]
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]
Nikolai Voznesensky
Soviet economist (1903-1950).
Born December 1st, 1903 in Tula.
Died October 1st, 1950 at 46 years old in Saint Petersburg (execution by shooting).
Hattie Caraway
United states senator from arkansas and first woman elected to the u.s. senate, first woman to preside over the senate, first woman to chair a senate committee, and first woman to preside over a senate hearing.
Born February 1st, 1878 in Bakerville.
Died December 21st, 1950 at 72 years old in Falls Church (stroke).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 390
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