Deaths in the 1950s

Robert Gladstone

1879–1951 (age 72)

Woodlawn Memorial Park

Robert Gladstone (1879-1951) was from Oxford County, Ontario, and was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park.

Howard L. Spedding

1878–1958 (age 80)

Riverside Cemetery

Howard L. Spedding (1878-1958) was from Haldimand County and was buried at Riverside Cemetery.

Arthur Jeffrey Dempster

1886–1950 (age 64)

Forest Lawn Mausoleum

Arthur Jeffrey Dempster (1886-1950) was a Toronto-born physicist known for discovering uranium-235 and developing mass s...

Alexander Stirling MacMillan

1870–1955 (age 85)

Cummings Cemetery

Alexander Stirling MacMillan (1870-1955) was from Upper South River and was buried at Cummings Cemetery.

Alfred E. Reid

1891–1955 (age 64)

Gays River United Church Cemetery

Alfred E. Reid (1891-1955) was from Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, and was buried at Gays River United Church Cemeter...

Pēteris Zvagulis

1886–1957 (age 71)

Saint Peter's Cemetery

Pēteris Zvagulis (1886-1957) was a Latvian-born Canadian from Planica Parish buried at Saint Peter's Cemetery.

Annie Hennigar

1873–1950 (age 77)

Burntcoat Cemetery

George Geddie Patterson

1864–1951 (age 87)

Riverside Cemetery

Mustapha ibn Bulaid

1917–1956 (age 39)

Algiers

Algerian military personnel who served during the struggle for national independence.

Rosario Pisani

1880–1951 (age 71)

El Kala

Zoulikha Oudai

1911–1957 (age 46)

Menaceur

Algerian revolutionary and women activist who fought for national independence and freedom.

Larbi Ben M'hidi

1923–1957 (age 34)

El Alia Cemetery

Mohamed Seghir Boushaki

1869–1959 (age 90)

Thenia Cemetery

Algerian politician who served during the colonial and early post-colonial periods.

Henri Maillot

1928–1956 (age 28)

Clos-Salembier cemetery

Abbas Messaadi

1925–1956 (age 31)

Ajdir Province de Taza

Moroccan politician from Ajdir Province de Taza.

Yaʻaḳov Naḥmani

1871–1954 (age 83)

Marrakesh

Frederick McEvoy

1907–1951 (age 44)

Ben M'Sik European Cemetery

British-American actor of the mid-twentieth century.

Lalla Yacout

d. 1953

Moulay Abdullah Mosque

Aga Khan III

1877–1957 (age 80)

Aswan

Aga Khan III (1877-1957) was a visionary spiritual and political leader of the Nizari Ismaili community who championed m...

René Guénon

1886–1951 (age 65)

Cairo

Şerif Paşa

1865–1951 (age 86)

Cairo

Turkish writer Şerif Paşa (1865-1951) made significant contributions to Ottoman and modern Turkish literary tradition.

Melek Tourhan

1869–1956 (age 87)

Egypt

ʻAbd al-Wahhāb ʻAzzām

1894–1959 (age 65)

Helwan

Egyptian writer and intellectual ʻAbd al-Wahhāb ʻAzzām (1894-1959) profoundly influenced modern Arabic literary and ...

Issa Manoun

1888–1957 (age 69)

City of the Dead

Pope Joseph II of Alexandria

1875–1956 (age 81)

Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral

Pope Joseph II of Alexandria (1875-1956) led the Coptic Orthodox Church through a pivotal era in Egyptian history.

Herman Charles Bosman

1905–1951 (age 46)

Westpark Cemetery

Albert Coates

1882–1953 (age 71)

Maitland Cemetery

Archibald Read Richardson

1881–1954 (age 73)

Maitland Cemetery

Hedwig Brecher-Eibuschitz

1880–1959 (age 79)

Maitland Cemetery

Ahmet Müfit Kurutluoğlu

1879–1958 (age 79)

Kırşehir Province

Mithat Şükrü Bleda

1874–1956 (age 82)

Istanbul

Turkish politician whose career spanned the late Ottoman period and the early Turkish Republic.

Rahmi Köken

1881–1952 (age 71)

Istanbul

Eyüp Sabri Akgöl

1876–1950 (age 74)

Istanbul

Turkish politician who served during the early Republican period and contributed to state-building efforts.

Mehmet Ali Ülgen

1887–1952 (age 65)

Istanbul

Baba Salim Öğütçen

1887–1956 (age 69)

Istanbul

Turkish poet whose literary contributions enriched twentieth-century Turkish poetry and cultural expression.

Dilfirib Kadınefendi

1890–1952 (age 62)

Istanbul

Sait Faik Abasıyanık

1906–1954 (age 48)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Renowned Turkish writer whose short stories and novels became classics of modern Turkish literature.

Nuri Demirağ

1886–1957 (age 71)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Şükrü Saracoğlu

1887–1953 (age 66)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish statesman and Prime Minister whose leadership was instrumental in guiding Turkey through World War II and its af...

Mehmed Baha Pars

1877–1953 (age 76)

Bursa

Cihangir Berker

1894–1958 (age 64)

İzmir

Turkish military officer whose service contributed to the modernization of the Turkish armed forces.

Sadri Maksudi Arsal

1878–1957 (age 79)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Aleko Bacanos

1888–1950 (age 62)

Constantinople

Aleko Bacanos was an Ottoman-Turkish composer whose works bridged traditional and modern musical influences in early 20t...

Konstantinos Sismanoglou

1857–1951 (age 94)

Istanbul

Hayrullah Tâceddin Yalım

1883–1954 (age 71)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Hayrullah Tâceddin Yalım was a Turkish writer and intellectual whose literary contributions enriched the cultural land...

Münip Boya

1872–1953 (age 81)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Ebül'ula Mardin

1881–1957 (age 76)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Ebül'ula Mardin was a Turkish writer and intellectual who contributed significantly to the literary and cultural develo...

Fuat Uzkınay

1888–1956 (age 68)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Reşat Nuri Güntekin

1889–1956 (age 67)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Reşat Nuri Güntekin was a celebrated Turkish writer whose novels and stories profoundly shaped modern Turkish literatu...

Süleyman Hilmi Tunahan

1888–1959 (age 71)

Karacaahmet Cemetery