Deaths in the 1950s

16,000+ memorials

Manuel Fernández Núñez
1883–1952 (age 69)
San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Manuel Fernández Núñez was a Spanish military officer from La Bañeza who lived from 1883 to 1952 and was buried at S...
Matilde Ribot y Van Halen
1879–1958 (age 79)
San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Spanish playwright and dramatist who contributed significantly to early twentieth-century Spanish theater.
Archduke Karl Pius of Austria
1909–1953 (age 44)
Poblet Monastery
Mariano Bertuchi
1884–1955 (age 71)
San Roque
Spanish painter whose artistic contributions shaped early twentieth-century Spanish visual culture.
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
1884–1958 (age 74)
Almudena Cathedral
Francesca Vidal i Puig
1880–1955 (age 75)
El Vendrell
Catalan violinist whose musical talent enriched the cultural landscape of early twentieth-century Catalonia.
Rafael de Penagos
1889–1954 (age 65)
La Almudena Cemetery
Nicasio Pajares
1881–1956 (age 75)
La Almudena Cemetery
Spanish writer whose literary works contributed to early twentieth-century Spanish intellectual discourse.
Francisco de Torres Daza
1880–1958 (age 78)
La Almudena Cemetery
Francisco Bohórquez Vecina
1893–1955 (age 62)
Basílica de la Macarena (Sevilla)
Spanish military officer whose service spanned a transformative period in twentieth-century Spanish history.
Aniceto Marinas
1866–1953 (age 87)
La Almudena Cemetery
Cecilio Bedia de la Caballería
1868–1953 (age 85)
La Almudena Cemetery
Spanish military officer whose career spanned the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Joaquín Chapaprieta
1871–1951 (age 80)
La Almudena Cemetery
José Millán Astray
1879–1954 (age 75)
La Almudena Cemetery
Prominent Spanish military officer whose career significantly influenced early twentieth-century Spanish military histor...
Ataúlfo Argenta
1913–1958 (age 45)
La Almudena Cemetery
Antonio Goicoechea
1876–1953 (age 77)
La Almudena Cemetery
Spanish lawyer whose legal expertise and contributions shaped early twentieth-century Spanish jurisprudence.
Salvador Videgain García
1886–1957 (age 71)
La Almudena Cemetery
Concha Espina
1869–1955 (age 86)
La Almudena Cemetery
Celebrated Spanish writer whose prolific literary career made her one of the most important authors of her generation.
Jacinto Guerrero
1895–1951 (age 56)
La Almudena Cemetery
La Chelito
1885–1959 (age 74)
La Almudena Cemetery
Spanish businesswoman and entertainer whose entrepreneurial success made her a notable figure in early twentieth-century...
Leocadia Alba
1866–1952 (age 86)
La Almudena Cemetery
Manuel Luna
1898–1958 (age 60)
La Almudena Cemetery
Manuel Luna was a Spanish actor of the early-to-mid twentieth century.
Marceliano Santa María
1866–1952 (age 86)
La Almudena Cemetery
Valeriano León
1892–1955 (age 63)
La Almudena Cemetery
Valeriano León was a Spanish stage actor of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Juan Maderal Oleaga
1930–1958 (age 28)
La Almudena Cemetery
Luis Peña Sánchez
1886–1959 (age 73)
La Almudena Cemetery
Luis Peña Sánchez was a Spanish actor of the early twentieth century.
José Bueno
1884–1957 (age 73)
La Almudena Cemetery
Echea
1884–1959 (age 75)
La Almudena Cemetery
Echea was a Spanish illustrator of the early twentieth century.
José Moscardó Ituarte
1878–1956 (age 78)
Alcázar of Toledo
Gonzalo de Figueroa y O'Neill
1895–1958 (age 63)
Co-cathedral of Santa María de la Fuente la Mayor
Gonzalo de Figueroa y O'Neill was a Spanish politician of the early twentieth century.
Maurice Legendre
1878–1955 (age 77)
Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia, El Cabaco
Emeterio Echeverría y Barrena
1880–1954 (age 74)
Cathedral of Ciudad Real
Emeterio Echeverría y Barrena was a Spanish Catholic priest of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Juan Cervera Valderrama
1870–1952 (age 82)
Panteón de Marinos Ilustres, San Fernando (Cadiz)
Infanta Eulalia, Duchess of Galliera
1864–1958 (age 94)
Pantheon of the Infantes of the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Infanta Eulalia, Duchess of Galliera, was a Spanish royal writer and member of the House of Bourbon.
Infante Alfonso of Spain
1941–1956 (age 15)
Pantheon of the Infantes of the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Luis Jesús Fernández de Córdoba y Salabert
1880–1956 (age 76)
Basilica of Jesus de Medinaceli
Luis Jesús Fernández de Córdoba y Salabert was a Spanish politician of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centur...
Rowland Langmaid
1897–1956 (age 59)
English Cemetery in Malaga
George William Grice-Hutchinson
1877–1959 (age 82)
English Cemetery in Malaga
George William Grice-Hutchinson was an English resident of Málaga, Spain.
Edward Norton
1874–1959 (age 85)
English Cemetery in Malaga
Frank Henius
1882–1954 (age 72)
English Cemetery in Malaga
Frank Henius was an economist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Tomás Pavón
1893–1952 (age 59)
Cemetery of San Fernando
Antonio Ortiz de Zárate
1931–1957 (age 26)
Cemetery of Comillas
Spanish military officer who lived from 1931 to 1957.
Carmen Tórtola Valencia
1882–1955 (age 73)
Poblenou Cemetery
Rafael Llimona Benet
1896–1957 (age 61)
Poblenou Cemetery
Catalan painter who lived from 1896 to 1957.
Isabel Güell i López
1872–1956 (age 84)
Poblenou Cemetery
Ante Pavelić
1889–1959 (age 70)
San Isidro Cemetery
Lawyer of European prominence who lived from 1889 to 1959.
José Ortega y Gasset
1883–1955 (age 72)
San Isidro Cemetery
Agustín de Foxá
1906–1959 (age 53)
San Isidro Cemetery
Spanish writer who lived from 1906 to 1959.
Felipe Lazcano y Morales de Setién
1868–1951 (age 83)
San Isidro Cemetery
Manuel Altolaguirre
1905–1959 (age 54)
San Justo Cemetery
Spanish screenwriter who lived from 1905 to 1959.