Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1950

Jul 21 Albert riemenschneider: Composer,  

Jul 22 William lm king: Premier of canada (1921-30, 35-48),  

Jul 29 Joe fry: British racing driver (b. 1915)  

Aug 05 Emil abderhalden: Swiss physiologist/bio-chemistry,  

Aug 08 Ernest f e douwes dekker: Founder national-india party,  

Aug 18 Julien lahaut: Chairman belgian communist party, murdered  

Aug 19 Giovanni giorgi: Italian physicist (b. 1871)  

Aug 22 Kirk bryan: American geologist (b. 1888)  

Aug 24 Ernst wiechert: Writer,  

Aug 25 Earl caddock: Professional wrestler (b. 1888)  

Aug 27 Cesare pavese: Italian writer (fuoco grande),  

Sep 06 Arthur hill: Cricketer (3 tests),  

Sep 11 John c smuts: Co-found british raf/s african pm (1919..48),  

Sep 13 Sara allgood: Irish actress (jane eyre, spiral staircase),  

Sep 15 Vojtech rihovsky: Composer,  

Sep 16 Pedro de cordoba: Actor (club havana, swamp fire),  

Sep 23 Sam barry: American basketball player and coach (b. 1892)  

Sep 29 Balthazar h verhagen: Neth/south african dramatist/writer,  

Oct 05 Frederic lewy: German neurologist (b. 1885)  

Oct 09 George hainsworth: National hockey league goaltender (b. 1895)  

Oct 13 Ernest haycox: American writer (b. 1899)  

Oct 19 Edna st vincent millay: Poet/dramatist/feminist (harp weaver-pulitzer prize)  

Oct 20 Henry lewsis stimson: Us minister of war/gov-gen,  

Oct 23 Al jolson: [asa yoelson], singer/actor (jazz singer),  

Oct 29 Gustav v: King of sweden,  

Oct 31 Carel t scharten: Dutch poet/writer (lost paradise),  

Nov 01 Griselio torresola: Attempted to assassinate pres truman, shot dead  

Nov 02 George bernard shaw: Irish author (pygmalion),  

Nov 04 Grover cleveland alexander: American baseball player (b. 1887)  

Nov 05 Jacobus j e hondius: Dutch classicist/graphic artist,  

Nov 16 Bob smith: American doctor, co-founder of the alcoholics anonymous (b. 1879)  

Nov 18 Gerardus van de lion: Dutch minister of education,  

Nov 19 Thomas wood: Composer,  

Nov 20 Francesco cilea: Composer,  

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Jan 02 Lou gramm: Rocker  

Jan 02 David shifrin: American classical clarinetist  

Jan 03 Beth anderson: Composer  

Jan 03 Victoria principal: American actress  

Jan 05 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  

Jan 05 Ioan petru culianu: Romanian-born professor  

Jan 05 John manley: Canadian politician