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 in the year 1950.  

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

Apr 07 On this day in history walter Huston, dies at 66  

Apr 08 Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63 in the year 1950.  

Apr 14 On this day in history death of sri Ramana Maharshi, Indian philosopher (b. 1879)  

Apr 19 On this day in history tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron Berners/composer, dies at 66  

Apr 22 In the year 1950 charles H Houston, architect of NAACP legal campaign, dies at 54  

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

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

May 06 In the year 1950 agnes Smedley, writer, dies  

May 08 On this day in history franklin Dyall, dies at 76  

May 09 In the year 1950 death of esteban Terradas i Illa, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (b. 1883)  

May 10 In the year 1950 john G Fletcher, US poet (Burning Mountain), dies  

May 17 Eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1950.  

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 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 In the year 1950 syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies  

Jun 20 In the year 1950 claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies  

Jun 22 Julio Fonseca, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1950.  

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

Jun 28 Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jul 01 Edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1950.  

Jul 05 Kenneth Shadrick, Pvt from WV becomes 1st US fatality in Korean War died on this day in history.  

Jul 06 Fats Navarro, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1923) died in the year 1950.  

Jul 08 Othmar Spann, Austrian economist/sociologist (Wahre State), dies at 71 in the year 1950.  

Jul 11 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of evangeline Booth, the 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865)  

Jul 18 Carl Clinton Van Doren, US literary (The Nation), dies at 64 in the year 1950.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of lou Gramm, rocker  

Jan 02 David Shifrin, American classical clarinetist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of beth Anderson, composer  

Jan 03 Victoria Principal, American actress was born in the year 1950.  

Jan 05 In the year 1950 birth of chris Stein, rock guitarist and co-founder of Blondie (Heart of Glass, Call Me) born in Brooklyn, New York  

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 John Manley, Canadian politician was born on this day in history.