Deaths in the 1950s

Romeo Campanini

1887–1956 (age 69)

major cemetery of Milan

Romeo Campanini was an Italian politician who served during the early twentieth century.

Bruno Dossena

1926–1958 (age 32)

major cemetery of Milan

Francesco Mercoli

1894–1959 (age 65)

major cemetery of Milan

Francesco Mercoli was an Italian weightlifter whose athletic achievements contributed to sporting traditions.

Eugenio Porrati

1893–1952 (age 59)

major cemetery of Milan

Lucio Ambruzzi

1865–1952 (age 87)

Monumental Cemetery of Turin

Lucio Ambruzzi was an Italian teacher whose career spanned the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Emilio Parma

1874–1950 (age 76)

urban cemetery of Monza

Gavino Dessì Deliperi

1875–1950 (age 75)

cimitero di San Michele

Italian lawyer and legal professional of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Lyda Borelli

1887–1959 (age 72)

Certosa of Ferrara

Filippo De Pisis

1896–1956 (age 60)

Certosa of Ferrara

Italian poet and artist who made significant contributions to twentieth-century modernist literature and visual arts.

Clemente Biondetti

1898–1955 (age 57)

Trespiano Cemetery

Gaetano Salvemini

1873–1957 (age 84)

Trespiano Cemetery

Influential Italian politician and intellectual whose work shaped twentieth-century Italian political thought.

Piero Calamandrei

1889–1956 (age 67)

Trespiano Cemetery

Gaetano Pieraccini

1864–1957 (age 93)

Trespiano Cemetery

Italian physician whose medical practice contributed to the advancement of healthcare in his community.

Medea Norsa

1877–1952 (age 75)

Trespiano Cemetery

Giulio Lorenzetti

1886–1951 (age 65)

Cemetery of San Michele

Italian writer whose literary contributions enriched twentieth-century Italian cultural and intellectual life.

Antonio Berti

1882–1956 (age 74)

Cemetery of San Michele

Anselmo Bucci

1887–1955 (age 68)

urban cemetery of Monza

Italian writer and artist whose multifaceted creative work contributed to twentieth-century Italian culture.

Ernesto Ambrosini

1894–1951 (age 57)

urban cemetery of Monza

Camillo Oblach

1895–1954 (age 59)

Certosa di Bologna

Italian cellist whose musical performances and dedication to his craft enriched twentieth-century Italian cultural life.

Giovanni Pastrone

1883–1959 (age 76)

Monumental Cemetery of Turin

Vitaliano Brancati

1907–1954 (age 47)

monumental cemetery of Catania

Italian screenwriter whose cinematic and literary works made significant contributions to twentieth-century Italian cult...

Lojze Spazzapan

1889–1958 (age 69)

Monumental Cemetery of Turin

Enrico Boggio Lera

1862–1956 (age 94)

monumental cemetery of Catania

Italian physicist whose scientific research and contributions advanced knowledge in twentieth-century physics.

Francesco Fichera

1881–1950 (age 69)

monumental cemetery of Catania

Guglielmo Miliocchi

1873–1958 (age 85)

Cimitero monumentale di Perugia

Italian politician whose career in public service contributed to civic governance and community development.

Anna Morosini

1864–1954 (age 90)

Cemetery of San Michele

Riccardo Stracciari

1875–1955 (age 80)

Certosa di Bologna

Italian teacher and educator whose career spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Antonio Baldacci

1867–1950 (age 83)

Certosa di Bologna

Antonio Mosca

1870–1951 (age 81)

Certosa di Bologna

Italian painter whose artistic career spanned the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Bella Starace Sainati

1878–1958 (age 80)

Certosa di Bologna

Fatima Miris

1882–1954 (age 72)

Certosa di Bologna

Italian actor whose career in theater and film spanned the early-to-mid 20th century.

Francesco Zanardi

1873–1954 (age 81)

Certosa di Bologna

Giuseppe Lipparini

1877–1951 (age 74)

Certosa di Bologna

Italian writer whose literary contributions shaped early-to-mid 20th-century Italian culture.

Louis Rauch

1880–1952 (age 72)

Certosa di Bologna

Ugo Lenzi

1875–1953 (age 78)

Certosa di Bologna

Italian politician whose career in public service spanned the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Guido Zucchini

1882–1957 (age 75)

Certosa di Bologna

Fabio Frassetto

1876–1953 (age 77)

Certosa di Bologna

Italian university teacher and scholar whose academic career contributed to Italian higher education.

Alberto Legnani

1894–1958 (age 64)

Certosa di Bologna

Alberto Meschi

1879–1958 (age 79)

Cimitero di Turigliano

Italian writer whose literary career spanned the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Else Rema

1868–1954 (age 86)

Jewish cemetery of Meran

Carlo Siligato

1875–1959 (age 84)

Taormina Cemetery

Italian photographer whose career documented and artistically captured early-to-mid 20th-century life.

Alfredo Ferrari

1932–1956 (age 24)

cemetery of San Cataldo

Tazio Nuvolari

1892–1953 (age 61)

Mantova Town Cemetery

Legendary Italian motorcycle racer whose career established him as one of motorsport's greatest competitors.

Aldo Moratti

1887–1951 (age 64)

cemetery of Castel Goffredo

Robert Langton Douglas

1864–1951 (age 87)

Cimitero del Laterino

British writer and art historian whose scholarship advanced understanding of Italian Renaissance art.

Giuseppe Rea

1913–1955 (age 42)

Mantova Town Cemetery

Metello Francini

1883–1954 (age 71)

Cemetery of Misericordia

Giuseppe Borgatti

1871–1950 (age 79)

Cento monumental cemetery

Bernard Berenson

1865–1959 (age 94)

Villa I Tatti

Francesco Balilla Pratella

1880–1955 (age 75)

cemetery of Lugo