Famous Deaths In 1950

Mar 24 James Rudolph Garfield, American politician (b. 1865) died on this day in history.  

Mar 28 On this day in history georgine M "May" Basting, actress (Occupier), dies at 67  

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

Apr 01 Charles R Drew, surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Apr 03 On this day in history adolf Wiklund, composer, dies at 70  

Apr 07 In the year 1950 walter Huston, dies at 66  

Apr 08 On this day in history albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63  

Apr 14 In the year 1950 death of sri Ramana Maharshi, Indian philosopher (b. 1879)  

Apr 19 Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron Berners/composer, dies at 66 in the year 1950.  

Apr 22 On this day in history charles H Houston, architect of NAACP legal campaign, dies at 54  

Apr 26 On this day in history death of g. Murray Hulbert, American politician (b. 1881)  

Apr 27 In the year 1950 adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer, dies at 70  

May 06 On this day in history agnes Smedley, writer, dies  

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 Eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

May 24 In the year 1950 death of archibald Wavell, British general (b. 1883)  

May 26 Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies in the year 1950.  

Jun 02 On this day in history stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70  

Jun 04 In the year 1950 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 In the year 1950 claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies  

Jun 22 On this day in history julio Fonseca, composer, dies at 65  

Jun 27 In the year 1950 death of milada Horakova, Czech advocate/anti fascist, hanged  

Jun 28 In the year 1950 henry Balfour Gardiner, composer, dies at 72  

Jul 01 On this day in history edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77  

Jul 05 On this day in history 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 Othmar Spann, Austrian economist/sociologist (Wahre State), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jul 11 In the year 1950 timotei Popovici, composer, dies at 79  

Jul 12 Elsie de Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (b. 1865) died in the year 1950.  

Jul 17 In the year 1950 death of evangeline Booth, the 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865)  

Jul 18 In the year 1950 carl Clinton Van Doren, US literary (The Nation), dies at 64  

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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 Beth Anderson, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1950.  

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 In the year 1950 birth of john Manley, Canadian politician