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Events on Saturday 8 April 1950 1
1889 – 1950Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950)Died 8 April 1950, aged 61Vaslav Nijinsky was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer regarded as one of the greatest male dancers of the 20th century, celebrated for his work with the Ballets Russes. Mental illness ended his career in his late twenties, and he spent much of his later life in institutional care. He died in London.