Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1950

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 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

• Oct. 1 Faik Ali Ozansoy

  Turkish poet, educator, and politician (b. 1876)

• Oct. 5 Frederic Lewy

  German-american neurologist and academic (b. 1885)

• Oct. 7 Willis Haviland Carrier

  Inventor of modern air conditioning.

• Oct. 7 Willis Carrier

  Air conditioning was invented by an american engineer in 1950.

• Oct. 9 George Hainsworth

  Canadian ice hockey player and politician (b. 1895)

• Oct. 13 Ernest Haycox

  American soldier and author (b. 1899)

• Oct. 19 Edna St. Vincent Millay

  American poet and playwright (b. 1892)

• Oct. 20 Henry L. Stimson

  American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th united states secretary of state (b. 1867)

• Oct. 23 Al Jolson

  Russian actor and singer. he is most well-known for his role in "the jazz singer", the first talk-picture. he moved to america as a child and sang in a synagogue in which his father was a singer. he started his interest in showbusiness with a circus. then he became a vaudeville and black-faced café entertainer. he became america's most famous …

• Oct. 23 Al Jolson [Asa Yoelson]

  Singer / actor (jazz singer), dies at 64

• Oct. 29 Gustav V

  King of sweden dies at 92

• Oct. 29 King Gustaf

  V of sweden (born 1858).

• Oct. 31 Carel T Scharten

  Dutch poet / writer (lost paradise), died at 72

• Oct. 31 Jozef C Bittremieux

  Flemish theologist dies at 72