Deaths in the 1950s

Dave Springhall

1901–1953 (age 52)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Dave Springhall was a British politician and international political figure active in mid-20th-century political movemen...

Zheng Zhenduo

1898–1958 (age 60)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Chen Bo'er

1907–1951 (age 44)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Chen Bo'er was a Chinese actor who contributed to the development of modern Chinese theater and performance arts.

Pingshan Tan

1886–1956 (age 70)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Zhang Lan

1872–1955 (age 83)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Zhang Lan was a prominent Chinese politician and statesman who served across multiple political eras in modern China.

Yang Lisan

1900–1954 (age 54)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Yi Xiuxiang

1905–1954 (age 49)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Yi Xiuxiang was a Chinese politician who served in governmental positions during the early years of the People's Republi...

Luo Changpei

1899–1958 (age 59)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Situ Meitang

1868–1955 (age 87)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Situ Meitang was a Chinese politician whose career spanned the late Qing Dynasty and the Republican period.

Peng Zemin

1877–1956 (age 79)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Xiuzan Dai

1887–1957 (age 70)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Xiuzan Dai was a distinguished Chinese jurist and legal scholar who contributed to the development of modern Chinese law...

Zhu Zaoguan

1903–1955 (age 52)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Xi Liang

1883–1958 (age 75)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Xi Liang was a Chinese political and military figure active during the transformative period of modern Chinese history.

Liang Siyong

1904–1954 (age 50)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Hong Shen

1894–1955 (age 61)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Hong Shen was a prominent Chinese cultural and political figure who contributed to modern Chinese theater, literature, a...

Fu Dingyi

1877–1958 (age 81)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Lu'an Dong

1896–1953 (age 57)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Lu'an Dong was a prominent Chinese linguist whose scholarly work advanced the study of Chinese language and philology.

Lan Gongwu

1887–1957 (age 70)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Chen Xiyun

1902–1957 (age 55)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Chen Xiyun was a Chinese politician who dedicated his career to public service during the mid-twentieth century.

白海風

1903–1956 (age 53)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Yakov Dmitrievich Gorlachyov (1903-1956) was a Russian buried at Ivanovskoe cemetery.

Chen Baocang

1900–1950 (age 50)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Chen Baocang was a Chinese military officer whose service spanned a transformative period in modern Chinese history.

Robert Hotung

1862–1956 (age 94)

Hong Kong Cemetery

Ng Nga Yee

1936–1954 (age 18)

Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery

Ng Nga Yee was a promising Hong Kong film actor whose career was cut short by his early death at eighteen.

Yang Gensi

1922–1950 (age 28)

Korean War Martyrs’ Cemetery in Shenyang

Huang Jiguang

1931–1952 (age 21)

Korean War Martyrs’ Cemetery in Shenyang

Huang Jiguang was a heroic Chinese soldier who died in service during the Korean War in 1952.

Gao Gang

1905–1954 (age 49)

Beijing Wan'an Cemetery

Kanzo Uchiyama

1885–1959 (age 74)

Mausoleum of Soong Ching Ling

Kanzo Uchiyama was a Japanese shopkeeper whose integrity and community contributions earned him lasting respect.

Li Xiang

1914–1952 (age 38)

North China Military Martyrs Cemetery

Man-kam Lo

1893–1959 (age 66)

Chiu Yuen Cemetery

Man-kam Lo was a Hong Kong politician whose career focused on public service and community development.

Zaifeng, Prince Chun

1883–1951 (age 68)

Beijing Futian Cemetery

Ding Youjun

1931–1950 (age 19)

Ding Youjun’s Cemetery

Ding Youjun was a schoolchild whose life ended tragically in 1950 during a transformative period in Chinese history.

Zhu Feng

1905–1950 (age 45)

Zhenhai Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery

Josep Irla i Bosch

1876–1958 (age 82)

Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Maria Teresa de Gelcen i Nusbaum

1875–1951 (age 76)

Hostalric

Cultural activist dedicated to preserving Catalan heritage in Hostalric.

Joan Bertrand i Elizalde

1927–1955 (age 28)

Sant Feliu de Llobregat

Genoveva Torres Morales

1870–1956 (age 86)

Zaragoza

Nun devoted to religious service in Zaragoza.

Princess Louise of Orléans

1882–1958 (age 76)

Seville

Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain

1911–1953 (age 42)

Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain was a Spanish royal born in 1911 who lived at the Palace of the Cuesta de la Vega...

Albino González y Menéndez Reigada

1881–1958 (age 77)

Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba

Albino González y Menéndez Reigada was a Spanish religious figure born in Courias in 1881 who died in 1958 and was bur...

Domènec Palet i Barba

1872–1953 (age 81)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Domènec Palet i Barba was a Catalan figure from Terrassa who lived from 1872 to 1953 and was buried at Montjuïc Cemete...

Francisco Miranda

1869–1950 (age 81)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Francisco Miranda was a Madrid-born individual who lived from 1869 to 1950 and was buried at Montjuïc Cemetery in Barce...

Juli Borrell i Pla

1877–1957 (age 80)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Juli Borrell i Pla was a Barcelona native who lived from 1877 to 1957 and was buried at Montjuïc Cemetery.

Emília Miret i Soler

1891–1957 (age 66)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Emília Miret i Soler was a Barcelona-born woman who lived from 1891 to 1957 and was buried at Montjuïc Cemetery.

Lluís Companys i Micó

1911–1956 (age 45)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Lluís Companys i Micó was a Barcelona native who lived from 1911 to 1956 and was buried at Montjuïc Cemetery.

Joaquín Blume

1933–1959 (age 26)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Joaquín Blume was a Spanish gymnast born in Barcelona in 1933 who died tragically in 1959 and was buried at Montjuïc C...

Ernesto Vilches

1879–1954 (age 75)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Ernesto Vilches was a Spanish actor from Tarragona who lived from 1879 to 1954 and was buried at Montjuïc Cemetery.

Joan Amades

1890–1959 (age 69)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Joan Amades was a Catalan folklorist and writer from El Raval who lived from 1890 to 1959 and was buried at Montjuïc Ce...

Josep Clarà i Ayats

1878–1958 (age 80)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Josep Clarà i Ayats was a renowned Catalan sculptor from Olot who lived from 1878 to 1958 and was buried at Montjuïc C...

Lluís Duran i Ventosa

1870–1954 (age 84)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Lluís Duran i Ventosa was a Catalan politician and physician from Barcelona who lived from 1870 to 1954 and was buried ...

Francisco Rojas Navarrete

1931–1957 (age 26)

Úbeda

Francisco Rojas Navarrete was a young man from Úbeda who lived from 1931 to 1957 and was buried in his hometown.