Famous Deaths Happened In 1950

Jan 02 Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71  

Jan 08 George Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jan 12 Koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Jan 15 On this day in history death of gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886)  

Jan 21 In the year 1950 george Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46  

Jan 22 Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Jan 24 Bull Montana, actor (Son of Sheik), dies at 62 in the year 1950.  

Jan 26 Betsy van den Arend, Dutch [Betje], actress (Miss Hobbs), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jan 28 On this day in history death of nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician (b. 1883)  

Jan 29 In the year 1950 death of ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1885)  

Feb 02 Constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (b. 1873) died in the year 1950.  

Feb 03 In the year 1950 karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80  

Feb 06 Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (b. 1884) died in the year 1950.  

Feb 10 Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 13 In the year 1950 death of rafael Sabatini, Italian author (b. 1875)  

Feb 14 Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Feb 16 David Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 18 In the year 1950 voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56  

Feb 19 On this day in history edyth Walker, US singer, dies at 82  

Feb 25 In the year 1950 death of george Minot, American physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1885)  

Feb 26 Harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75 in the year 1950.  

Feb 27 In the year 1950 ivan Goll, writer, dies at 58  

Mar 02 In the year 1950 m Joseph V d'Arbaud, French poet/author (Li cant palustre), dies at 76  

Mar 04 In the year 1950 death of 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), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Mar 08 Jaroslav Kocian, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Mar 10 In the year 1950 death of marguerite De La Motte, American actress (b. 1902)  

Mar 11 Florence Arliss, actress (Disraeli), dies at 78 in the year 1950.  

Mar 12 L Heinrich Mann, German/US writer (Between the Races), dies at 78 in the year 1950.  

Mar 19 On this day in history edgar Rice Burroughs, sci-fi author (Tarzan of the Apes), dies at 74  

Mar 20 On this day in history walter Eucken, German economist, dies at 59  

Mar 23 Douglas Carr, England cricket leg-spinner (Test 1909), dies on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of lou Gramm, rocker  

Jan 02 David Shifrin, American classical clarinetist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Beth Anderson, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Victoria Principal, American actress was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Chris Stein, rock guitarist and co-founder of Blondie (Heart of Glass, Call Me) born in Brooklyn, New York was born in the year 1950.  

Jan 05 Michael O'Donoghue, writer/performer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991)  

Jan 05 John Manley, Canadian politician was born on this day in history.