Famous Deaths Happened In 1950

Jan 02 Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 Gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886) died in the year 1950.  

Jan 21 On this day in history george Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46  

Jan 22 Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57 in the year 1950.  

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

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

Jan 28 Nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

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 Karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Feb 06 On this day in history death of georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (b. 1884)  

Feb 10 Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 13 In the year 1950 death of rafael Sabatini, Italian author (b. 1875)  

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

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 in the year 1950.  

Feb 19 Edyth Walker, US singer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Feb 25 On this day in history death of george Minot, American physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1885)  

Feb 26 In the year 1950 harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75  

Feb 27 Ivan Goll, writer, dies at 58 in the year 1950.  

Mar 02 M Joseph V d'Arbaud, French poet/author (Li cant palustre), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Mar 04 Adam Rainer, the only man in recorded human history ever to have been both a dwarf and a giant (b. 1899) died in the year 1950.  

Mar 06 Lew Lehr, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Mar 08 On this day in history 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 Florence Arliss, actress (Disraeli), dies at 78 in the year 1950.  

Mar 12 L Heinrich Mann, German/US writer (Between the Races), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Mar 19 In the year 1950 edgar Rice Burroughs, sci-fi author (Tarzan of the Apes), dies at 74  

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 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 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.