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 In the year 1950 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 On this day in history koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44  

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

Jan 21 On this day in history 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 in the year 1950.  

Jan 24 Bull Montana, actor (Son of Sheik), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 28 On this day in history 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 In the year 1950 death of constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (b. 1873)  

Feb 03 Karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80 in the year 1950.  

Feb 06 Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (b. 1884) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1950 david Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies  

Feb 18 Voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Feb 19 Edyth Walker, US singer, dies at 82 in the year 1950.  

Feb 25 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1950.  

Mar 10 Marguerite De La Motte, American actress (b. 1902) died on this day in history.  

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 Walter Eucken, German economist, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1950 birth of david Shifrin, American classical clarinetist  

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

Jan 03 In the year 1950 birth of victoria Principal, American actress  

Jan 05 In the year 1950 birth of 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 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991) was born in the year 1950.  

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