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 In the year 1950 koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44  

Jan 15 In the year 1950 death of gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886)  

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 On this day in history bull Montana, actor (Son of Sheik), dies at 62  

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 Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

Feb 02 On this day in history death of constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (b. 1873)  

Feb 03 On this day in history karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80  

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

Feb 14 Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 25 George Minot, American physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 27 On this day in history ivan Goll, writer, dies at 58  

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 On this day in history lew Lehr, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54  

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 Edgar Rice Burroughs, sci-fi author (Tarzan of the Apes), dies at 74 in the year 1950.  

Mar 20 Walter Eucken, German economist, dies at 59 in the year 1950.  

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 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 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 in the year 1950.  

Jan 05 In the year 1950 birth of ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of john Manley, Canadian politician