Deaths in the 1950s

Joan Vollmer

1923–1951 (age 28)

Panteón Americano

Hermila Galindo

1886–1954 (age 68)

Panteón Americano

Mexican writer and intellectual who shaped early 20th-century Mexican literature.

Manuel Ávila Camacho

1897–1955 (age 58)

Panteón Francés de San Joaquín

Miroslava Stern

1926–1955 (age 29)

Panteón Francés de San Joaquín

Mexican television actor who contributed to the development of early Mexican television.

Plínio Gayer

1898–1953 (age 55)

Goiânia

Heleno de Freitas

1920–1959 (age 39)

Brazil

Heleno de Freitas was a Brazilian football player who competed during the mid-twentieth century.

Getúlio Vargas

1882–1954 (age 72)

São Borja

Nelcy Rocha Pires

1954–1954 (age 0)

Cruzeiro

Nelcy Rocha Pires was a Brazilian military officer who served her nation.

Louis Ensch

1895–1953 (age 58)

João Monlevade

Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz

1875–1951 (age 76)

Cathedral of Petrópolis

Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz was a European noblewoman with ties to Brazilian society.

Dolores Duran

1930–1959 (age 29)

Caju Cemetery

Francis Reginald Hull

1872–1951 (age 79)

Cemitério São João Batista

Francis Reginald Hull was an engineer who contributed to Brazil's infrastructure and industrial development.

Lauro Maia Teles

1913–1950 (age 37)

Cemitério São João Batista

Carmen Miranda

1909–1955 (age 46)

Cemitério de São João Batista

Carmen Miranda was a legendary performer and cultural icon whose artistry transcended national boundaries.

Heitor Villa-Lobos

1887–1959 (age 72)

Cemitério de São João Batista

Artur Bernardes

1875–1955 (age 80)

Cemitério de São João Batista

Artur Bernardes was a Brazilian lawyer and political leader whose influence shaped the nation's development.

Cândido Rondon

1865–1958 (age 93)

Cemitério de São João Batista

Manuel Barreiro Cabanelas

1867–1950 (age 83)

Cemitério de São João Batista

Manuel Barreiro Cabanelas was a Brazilian entrepreneur whose business ventures supported national economic development.

Francisco de Aquino Correia

1885–1956 (age 71)

Cathedral Basilica of the Good Lord Jesus

Numa de Oliveira

1870–1959 (age 89)

Consolação Cemetery

Numa de Oliveira was a Brazilian politician whose public service contributed to national governance.

Demétrio Calfat

1880–1950 (age 70)

Consolação Cemetery

Miguel Calfat

1881–1957 (age 76)

Consolação Cemetery

Miguel Calfat was a Brazilian businessperson whose enterprises supported national economic growth.

João Baptista Raia

1879–1956 (age 77)

Consolação Cemetery

Washington Luís

1869–1957 (age 88)

Consolação Cemetery

Washington Luís was a Brazilian lawyer who practiced law throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Oswald de Andrade

1890–1954 (age 64)

Consolação Cemetery

Italia Fausta

1879–1951 (age 72)

Consolação Cemetery

Italia Fausta was a Brazilian stage actor who performed throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Cícero Pompeu de Toledo

1910–1959 (age 49)

Consolação Cemetery

Alcebíades Delamare Nogueira da Gama

1888–1951 (age 63)

Consolação Cemetery

Alcebíades Delamare Nogueira da Gama was a Brazilian lawyer who practiced during the 20th century.

Marcelo Tupinambá

1889–1953 (age 64)

Consolação Cemetery

Richard Gore Brabazon Davids

1854–1952 (age 98)

Consolação Cemetery

Richard Gore Brabazon Davids was an engineer who contributed to technical and infrastructural development during the lat...

Vicente Piragibe

1879–1959 (age 80)

Cemitério do Catumbi

Adolph Andrew Dekum

1865–1951 (age 86)

Cemitério dos Ingleses

Adolph Andrew Dekum was a resident of Brazil who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Francisco Pozzani

1899–1955 (age 56)

Cemitério Nossa Senhora do Desterro

Magalhães Barata

1888–1959 (age 71)

Santa Isabel Cemetery

Magalhães Barata was a Brazilian politician who served during the 20th century.

Wenxiu

1909–1953 (age 44)

Beijing

Historical figure whose life reflected the social structures of early-to-mid 20th-century China.

Zhou Xuan

1918–1957 (age 39)

Shanghai

Zhang Jinyi

1909–1959 (age 50)

Shanghai

Writer whose literary works contributed to Shanghai's cultural heritage in mid-20th-century China.

Cheng Maoyun

1900–1957 (age 57)

Nanjing

Evgeniy Michaylovitsj Stelmach

1923–1951 (age 28)

Lüshunkou District

Military personnel whose service reflected early-to-mid 20th-century international geopolitical dynamics.

Yang Weiyu

1888–1956 (age 68)