Deaths in the 1950s

Hiroshi Hamamoto

1891–1959 (age 68)

Kodaira Cemetery

Shigemasa Sunada

1884–1957 (age 73)

Kodaira Cemetery

Japanese lawyer whose legal career contributed to the development of Japan's legal system.

Leonid Kreutzer

1884–1953 (age 69)

Yahashira Cemetery

Kijūrō Shidehara

1872–1951 (age 79)

Somei Cemetery

Kijūrō Shidehara was a Japanese politician and diplomat active in the early twentieth century.

Miyatake Gaikotsu

1867–1955 (age 88)

Somei Cemetery

Hijikata Yoshi

1898–1959 (age 61)

Somei Cemetery

Hijikata Yoshi was a Japanese impresario who contributed significantly to the entertainment industry.

Kōtarō Takamura

1883–1956 (age 73)

Somei Cemetery

Seiichi Hatano

1877–1950 (age 73)

Somei Cemetery

Seiichi Hatano was a Japanese philosopher whose scholarly work contributed to philosophical discourse in Japan.

Izutarō Suehiro

1888–1951 (age 63)

Somei Cemetery

Yūki Somei

1875–1957 (age 82)

Somei Cemetery

Yūki Somei was a Japanese painter whose artistic work contributed to Japan's visual arts tradition.

Toshio Takamine

1885–1959 (age 74)

Somei Cemetery

Philomena Valentine Antonine

1861–1951 (age 90)

Kobe Municipal Foreign Cemetery

Philomena Valentine Antonine was an educator who dedicated her career to teaching and learning.

Heinrich Freundlieb

1884–1955 (age 71)

Kobe Municipal Foreign Cemetery

Thomas Satchell

1867–1956 (age 89)

Kobe Municipal Foreign Cemetery

Thomas Satchell was a translator whose work facilitated cultural exchange between Japan and English-speaking nations.

Iku Endō

1894–1953 (age 59)

Saint Ignatius Church

Tōkan Fudeya

1875–1950 (age 75)

Kansen-ji Temple

Tōkan Fudeya was a Nihonga painter whose work contributed to the development of traditional Japanese painting.

Kingorō Hashimoto

1890–1957 (age 67)

Tesshū-ji Temple

Koizumi Matajirō

1865–1951 (age 86)

Hōju-in Temple

Koizumi Matajirō was a Japanese politician dedicated to public service and political leadership.

Kenji Mizoguchi

1898–1956 (age 58)

Honmon-ji Temple Cemetery

Rosanjin

1883–1959 (age 76)

Kotani cemetery

Rosanjin was a celebrated Japanese painter and artist whose innovative work significantly influenced modern Japanese art...

José Paciano Laurel

1891–1959 (age 68)

Tanauan

José Paciano Laurel was a judge who lived from 1891 to 1959 and is memorialized in Tanauan.

Elpidio Quirino

1890–1956 (age 66)

Libingan ng mga Bayani

Ramon Magsaysay

1907–1957 (age 50)

Manila North Cemetery

A pioneering Filipino engineer who contributed significantly to the nation's infrastructure and modernization efforts.

Francis Burton Harrison

1873–1957 (age 84)

Manila North Cemetery

Gabriel Martelino Reyes

1892–1952 (age 60)

Manila Cathedral

A dedicated Catholic priest who served his faith and congregation with devotion throughout his ecclesiastical career.

Fernando Poe, Sr.

1916–1951 (age 35)

Manila North Cemetery

Togo

1905–1952 (age 47)

Manila North Cemetery

A beloved Filipino comedian who brought laughter and entertainment to audiences throughout his career.

Trinidad Rizal

1868–1951 (age 83)

Manila North Cemetery

Espiridiona Bonifacio

1875–1956 (age 81)

Manila South Cemetery

A courageous revolutionary who fought for Philippine independence and freedom from colonial rule.

Adorndibyanibha

1889–1958 (age 69)

Chao Chom Manda Chum Memorial, Wat Ratchabophit Royal Cemetery

Adorndibyanibha was a notable Thai figure who lived from 1889 to 1958.

Aiam Bunnag

1873–1952 (age 79)

Aiam Anuson 2495

Phan Đình Giót

1922–1954 (age 32)

Điện Biên Phủ

Tran Can

1931–1954 (age 23)

Điện Biên Phủ

Tran Can was a Vietnamese soldier who died at Điện Biên Phủ in 1954.

Tô Ngọc Vân

1906–1954 (age 48)

Mai Dịch Cemetery

Võ Thị Sáu

1933–1952 (age 19)

Hàng Dương Cemetery

Võ Thị Sáu was a Vietnamese partisan who died in 1952 and was buried at Hàng Dương Cemetery.

Abdoel Madjid Usman

1907–1955 (age 48)

Jakarta

Soerjopranoto

1871–1959 (age 88)

Yogyakarta

Sagaf Jahja

1905–1953 (age 48)

Karet Bivak Cemetery

Johan Hendrik Smit

1893–1953 (age 60)

Menteng Pulo War Cemetery

Agus Salim

1884–1954 (age 70)

Kalibata Heroes Cemetery

Jusuf Adiwinata

1900–1958 (age 58)

Kalibata Heroes Cemetery

Wilhelmus Zakaria Johannes

1895–1952 (age 57)

Kalibata Heroes Cemetery

Johannes Latuharhary

1900–1959 (age 59)

Kalibata Heroes Cemetery

General Soedirman

1916–1950 (age 34)

Kusumanegara Heroes' Cemetery

Ratu Zaleha

1880–1953 (age 73)

Pangeran Antasari Cemetery

Abdul Muis

1883–1959 (age 76)

Cikutra Cemetery

Zainal Ilmi al-Banjari

1886–1956 (age 70)

Tomb of K.H. Zainal Ilmi

Amy Carmichael

1867–1951 (age 84)

India

B. R. Ambedkar

1891–1956 (age 65)

Mumbai

Darwan Singh Negi

1883–1950 (age 67)

Ganges