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 In the year 1950 george Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies  

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

Jan 12 In the year 1950 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 George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46 in the year 1950.  

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 In the year 1950 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 02 On this day in history death of constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (b. 1873)  

Feb 03 In the year 1950 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 On this day in history armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer, dies at 70  

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

Feb 14 Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80 in the year 1950.  

Feb 16 David Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies in the year 1950.  

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

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

Feb 25 George Minot, American physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 27 Ivan Goll, writer, dies at 58 in the year 1950.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 08 In the year 1950 jaroslav Kocian, composer, dies at 67  

Mar 10 Marguerite De La Motte, American actress (b. 1902) died in the year 1950.  

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 In the year 1950 edgar Rice Burroughs, sci-fi author (Tarzan of the Apes), dies at 74  

Mar 20 Walter Eucken, German economist, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 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 In the year 1950 birth of michael O'Donoghue, writer/performer  

Jan 05 Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 John Manley, Canadian politician was born in the year 1950.