Famous people and celebrities who died in April 1950

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in April 1950. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• April 1 Charles R. Drew

  Pioneering African American physician who made groundbreaking contributions to blood plasma research and blood bank development, significantly advancing medical science.

• April 1 Recep Peker

  Turkish soldier and politician, 6th prime minister of turkey (b. 1889)

• April 3 Kurt Weill

  Renowned German-American composer who revolutionized modern opera through his collaboration with Bertolt Brecht, creating groundbreaking works like 'The Threepenny Opera' that blended social critique with innovative musical styles.

• April 3 Carter G. Woodson

  Known as the 'Father of Black History', founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.

• April 3 Carter G Woodson "father of black history"

  At the age of 74, he dies in washington dc.

• April 3 Adolf Wiklund

  Composer dies at age 70

• April 3 Kurt Julian Weill

  German composer (dreigroschenoper), dies at 50

• April 5 Hiroshi Yoshida

  Japanese painter (b. 1876)

• April 6 Louis Wilkins

  American pole vaulter (b. 1882)

• April 7 Walter Huston

  Walter huston was a renowned actor known for his powerful performances in classic films such as 'the treasure of the sierra madre' and 'dodsworth'.

• April 8 Vaslav Nijinsky

  Russian choreographer and dancer (d. 1950).

• April 8 Albert Ehrenstein

  Austrian-born german expressionist poet. his poetry demonstrates a rejection of bourgeois values as well as fascination with the orient, especially china. he died 8 april 1950, new york.

• April 8 Vaslav Fromich Nijinsky

  Ukrainian ballet dancer, dies in london, england.

• April 10 Fevzi Çakmak

  Turkish field marshal and politician, 2nd prime minister of turkey (b. 1876)

• April 14 Ramana Maharshi

  Indian guru and philosopher (b. 1879)

• April 16 Anders Peter Nielsen

  Danish target shooter (b. 1867)

• April 19 Ernst Robert Curtius

  French-german philologist and scholar (b. 1886)

• April 22 Charles Hamilton Houston

  American lawyer and academic (b. 1895)

• April 26 George Murray Hulbert

  American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1881)

• April 27 Karl Straube

  German conductor / organist

• April 27 Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski

  Composer dies at age 70