Famous Deaths Happened In 1950

Jan 02 Emil jannings: Actor (the way of all flesh),  

Jan 06 Isaiah bowman: Geographer/co-founder (geographical review),  

Jan 08 George rowe: Cricketer (15 wckts in 4 tests for s af 1895-1902),  

Jan 11 Karin michaelis: Writer,  

Jan 12 Koos van de griend: Composer,  

Jan 15 Gen henry "hap" arnold: U.s. general of the air force (b. 1886)  

Jan 21 George orwell: Author (animal farm, 1984),  

Jan 22 Alan hale: Actor (little john-adv of robin hood),  

Jan 24 Bull montana: Actor (son of sheik),  

Jan 26 Betsy van den arend: Dutch [betje], actress (miss hobbs),  

Jan 28 Nikolai luzin: Russian mathematician (b. 1883)  

Jan 29 Ahmad al-jaber al-sabah: Emir of kuwait (b. 1885)  

Feb 02 Constantin carathéodory: Greek mathematician (b. 1873)  

Feb 03 Karl seitz: President of austria,  

Feb 06 Georges imbert: Alsatian chemist (b. 1884)  

Feb 10 Armen tigran tigranyan: Composer,  

Feb 13 Rafael sabatini: Italian author (b. 1875)  

Feb 14 Eduard hermann: German linguist (homer),  

Feb 16 David denton: Cricketer (england batsman in 11 tests 1905-10),  

Feb 18 Voranc prezikov: [lovro kuhar], slavic author (jamnica),  

Feb 19 Edyth walker: Us singer,  

Feb 25 George minot: American physician, nobel laureate (b. 1885)  

Feb 26 Harry lauder (maclennan): Scottish comic/singer,  

Feb 27 Ivan goll: Writer,  

Mar 02 M joseph v d'arbaud: French poet/author (li cant palustre),  

Mar 04 Adam rainer: The only man in recorded human history ever to have been both a dwarf and a giant (b. 1899)  

Mar 06 Lew lehr: Comedian (stop me if i heard this one),  

Mar 08 Jaroslav kocian: Composer,  

Mar 10 Marguerite de la motte: American actress (b. 1902)  

Mar 11 Florence arliss: Actress (disraeli),  

Mar 12 L heinrich mann: German/us writer (between the races),  

Mar 19 Edgar rice burroughs: Sci-fi author (tarzan of the apes),  

Mar 20 Walter eucken: German economist,  

Mar 23 Douglas carr: England cricket leg-spinner (test 1909),  

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Jan 02 Lou gramm: Rocker  

Jan 02 David shifrin: American classical clarinetist  

Jan 03 Beth anderson: Composer  

Jan 03 Victoria principal: American actress  

Jan 05 Chris stein: Rock guitarist and co-founder of blondie (heart of glass, call me) born in brooklyn, new york  

Jan 05 Michael o'donoghue: Writer/performer  

Jan 05 Ioan petru culianu: Romanian-born professor  

Jan 05 John manley: Canadian politician