1950 in History

1950

Eduard Oja, Estonian composer, conductor, and critic (born 1905)

Eduard Oja, Estonian composer, conductor, and critic (born 1905)

1950

Anders Peter Nielsen, Danish target shooter (born 1867)

Anders Peter Nielsen, Danish target shooter (born 1867)

1950

Ernst Robert Curtius, French-German philologist and scholar (born 1886)

Ernst Robert Curtius, French-German philologist and scholar (born 1886)

1950

Charles Hamilton Houston, American lawyer and academic (born 1895)

Charles Hamilton Houston, American lawyer and academic (born 1895)

1950

John Ernest Adamson, English educationalist and Director of Education of the Colony of Transvaal (born 1867)

John Ernest Adamson, English educationalist and Director of Education of the Colony of Transvaal (born 1867)

1950

George Murray Hulbert, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1881)

George Murray Hulbert, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1881)

1950

Vital Brazil, Brazilian physician and immunologist (born 1865)

Vital Brazil, Brazilian physician and immunologist (born 1865)

1950

Esteban Terradas i Illa, Spanish mathematician and engineer (born 1883)

Esteban Terradas i Illa, Spanish mathematician and engineer (born 1883)

1950

Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian and bibliographer (born 1883)

Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian and bibliographer (born 1883)

1950

Daniel Ciugureanu, Romanian physician and politician, Prime Minister of Moldova (born 1884)

Daniel Ciugureanu, Romanian physician and politician, Prime Minister of Moldova (born 1884)

1950

Alfonso Quiñónez Molina, Salvadoran politician, physician, and three-time president of El Salvador (born 1874)

Alfonso Quiñónez Molina, Salvadoran politician, physician, and three-time president of El Salvador (born 1874)

1950

Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English field marshal and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (born 1883)

Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English field marshal and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (born 1883)