Famous Deaths Happened In 1950

Jan 02 On this day in history emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65  

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 Karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77 in the year 1950.  

Jan 12 Koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1950.  

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 In the year 1950 alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1950.  

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

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

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

Feb 16 On this day in history 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 On this day in history edyth Walker, US singer, dies at 82  

Feb 25 George Minot, American physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1885) died in the year 1950.  

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

Mar 11 In the year 1950 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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 23 On this day in history douglas Carr, England cricket leg-spinner (Test 1909), dies  

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Jan 02 Lou Gramm, rocker was born in the year 1950.  

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 Victoria Principal, American actress was born in the year 1950.  

Jan 05 Chris Stein, rock guitarist and co-founder of Blondie (Heart of Glass, Call Me) born in Brooklyn, New York was born on this day in history.  

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