Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1950

Mar 24 On this day in history death of james Rudolph Garfield, American politician (b. 1865)  

Mar 28 Georgine M "May" Basting, actress (Occupier), dies at 67 in the year 1950.  

Mar 30 Leon Blum, French premier (People's Front Govt), dies at 77 in the year 1950.  

Apr 01 On this day in history charles R Drew, surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45  

Apr 03 Adolf Wiklund, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1950.  

Apr 07 Walter Huston, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Apr 08 Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Apr 14 Sri Ramana Maharshi, Indian philosopher (b. 1879) died in the year 1950.  

Apr 19 Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron Berners/composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Apr 22 Charles H Houston, architect of NAACP legal campaign, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Apr 26 In the year 1950 death of g. Murray Hulbert, American politician (b. 1881)  

Apr 27 Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

May 06 Agnes Smedley, writer, dies on this day in history.  

May 08 Franklin Dyall, dies at 76 in the year 1950.  

May 09 Esteban Terradas i Illa, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

May 10 On this day in history john G Fletcher, US poet (Burning Mountain), dies  

May 17 On this day in history eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67  

May 24 Archibald Wavell, British general (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

May 26 In the year 1950 antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies  

Jun 02 Stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70 in the year 1950.  

Jun 04 On this day in history sam Staples, cricket pace bowler (3 Tests 1927-28), dies  

Jun 17 Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 20 Claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 22 Julio Fonseca, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jun 27 Milada Horakova, Czech advocate/anti fascist, hanged died in the year 1950.  

Jun 28 Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1950.  

Jul 01 In the year 1950 edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77  

Jul 05 In the year 1950 death of kenneth Shadrick, Pvt from WV becomes 1st US fatality in Korean War  

Jul 06 Fats Navarro, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1923) died on this day in history.  

Jul 08 On this day in history othmar Spann, Austrian economist/sociologist (Wahre State), dies at 71  

Jul 11 On this day in history timotei Popovici, composer, dies at 79  

Jul 12 On this day in history death of elsie de Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (b. 1865)  

Jul 17 Evangeline Booth, the 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865) died in the year 1950.  

Jul 18 Carl Clinton Van Doren, US literary (The Nation), dies at 64 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 Victoria Principal, American actress was born on this day in history.  

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 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 In the year 1950 birth of john Manley, Canadian politician