1950: The Year in People

What happened in 1950

1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1950th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 950th year of the 2nd millennium, the 50th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1950s decade.

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Died in 1950

• Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine1863–1950 · Marchioness of Milford Haven
• Al Jolson1886–1950 · American entertainer
• Edgar Rice Burroughs1875–1950 · American writer
• Gustaf V1858–1950 · King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950
• Belle da Costa Greene1883–1950 · American librarian
• Edna St. Vincent Millay1892–1950 · American poet
• Alan Hale Sr.1892–1950 · American actor
• Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell1883–1950 · British field marshal
• Charles R. Drew1904–1950 · American surgeon and medical researcher
• Albert Lebrun1871–1950 · President of France from 1932 to 1940
• Carter G. Woodson1875–1950 · African-American historian, writer, and journalist
• Abraham Wald1902–1950 · Hungarian mathematician