Famous Deaths Happened In 1950

Jan 02 In the year 1950 emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65  

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 in the year 1950.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 28 Nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician (b. 1883) died in the year 1950.  

Jan 29 On this day in history 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 On this day in history karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80  

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

Feb 10 In the year 1950 armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer, dies at 70  

Feb 13 Rafael Sabatini, Italian author (b. 1875) died in the year 1950.  

Feb 14 On this day in history eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 19 In the year 1950 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 Adam Rainer, the only man in recorded human history ever to have been both a dwarf and a giant (b. 1899) died on this day in history.  

Mar 06 In the year 1950 lew Lehr, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54  

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 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 in the year 1950.  

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 in the year 1950.  

Mar 23 Douglas Carr, England cricket leg-spinner (Test 1909), dies in the year 1950.  

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

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 On this day in history birth of chris Stein, rock guitarist and co-founder of Blondie (Heart of Glass, Call Me) born in Brooklyn, New York  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of michael O'Donoghue, writer/performer  

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

Jan 05 In the year 1950 birth of john Manley, Canadian politician