Famous Deaths In 1950

Jan 02 Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65 in the year 1950.  

Jan 06 Isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71 in the year 1950.  

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

Jan 11 On this day in history karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77  

Jan 12 In the year 1950 koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44  

Jan 15 Gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886) died on this day in history.  

Jan 21 George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 24 On this day in history bull Montana, actor (Son of Sheik), dies at 62  

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

Jan 28 In the year 1950 death of nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician (b. 1883)  

Jan 29 Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1885) died in the year 1950.  

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

Feb 03 On this day in history karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80  

Feb 06 On this day in history death of georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (b. 1884)  

Feb 10 Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1950.  

Feb 13 Rafael Sabatini, Italian author (b. 1875) died on this day in history.  

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 Voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56 in the year 1950.  

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 In the year 1950 harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75  

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 in the year 1950.  

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

Mar 10 On this day in history death of marguerite De La Motte, American actress (b. 1902)  

Mar 11 On this day in history florence Arliss, actress (Disraeli), dies at 78  

Mar 12 L Heinrich Mann, German/US writer (Between the Races), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Mar 19 Edgar Rice Burroughs, sci-fi author (Tarzan of the Apes), dies at 74 in the year 1950.  

Mar 20 In the year 1950 walter Eucken, German economist, dies at 59  

Mar 23 In the year 1950 douglas Carr, England cricket leg-spinner (Test 1909), dies  

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Jan 02 Lou Gramm, rocker was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of david Shifrin, American classical clarinetist  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of beth Anderson, composer  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of 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 was born in the year 1950.  

Jan 05 Michael O'Donoghue, writer/performer was born in the year 1950.  

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.