In the year 1946

453 Notable deaths

Ahmed Hassanein Pasha

Egyptian courtier, diplomat, politician, and explorer (1889–1946).

Born October 31st, 1889 in Cairo, Bulaq.

Died February 19th, 1946 at 56 years old in Cairo (traffic collision).

Maud Watson

English tennis player.

Born October 9th, 1864 in Harrow.

Died June 5th, 1946 at 81 years old in Charmouth.

Károly Beregfy

Hungarian fascist arrow cross defence minister under ferenc szálasi (1888-1946).

Born February 12th, 1888 in Crvenka.

Died March 12th, 1946 at 58 years old in Budapest (hanging to death).

Wen Yiduo

Chinese poet and scholar (1899–1946).

Born November 2nd, 1899 in Xishui County.

Died July 17th, 1946 at 46 years old in Kunming.

Queen Charlotte of Württemberg

Queen consort of württemberg.

Born October 10th, 1864 in Ratibořice.

Died July 16th, 1946 at 81 years old in Bebenhausen.

Pedro Henríquez Ureña

Dominican republic writer (1884-1946).

Born June 29th, 1884 in Santo Domingo. [ref]

Died May 11th, 1946 at 61 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Moisei Ginzburg

Russian architect, soviet writer.

Born June 4th, 1892 in Minsk. [ref]

Died January 7th, 1946 at 53 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Henry Calvert Simons

American economist (1899–1946).

Born October 9th, 1899 in Virden.

Died June 19th, 1946 at 46 years old

Erwin Rösener

German politician (1902-1946).

Born February 2nd, 1902 in Schwerte.

Died September 4th, 1946 at 44 years old in Ljubljana (hanging to death).

Alexey Sudayev

Soviet weapon designer.

Born August 23rd, 1912 in Alatyr.

Died August 17th, 1946 at 33 years old in Moscow.

Patriarch Benjamin I of Constantinople

266th ecumenical patriarch of constantinople.

Born January 18th, 1871 in Zeytinli.

Died February 17th, 1946 at 75 years old in Istanbul.

Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin

Count of turin and a member of the house of savoy (1870-1946).

Born November 24th, 1870 in Turin.

Died October 10th, 1946 at 75 years old in City of Brussels.

Hans Bothmann

Ss officer (1911–1946).

Born November 11th, 1911 in Lohe-Rickelshof.

Died April 4th, 1946 at 34 years old in Heide (hanging to death).

Júlio Prestes

Brazilian politician, elected president of brazil (1882-1946).

Born March 15th, 1882 in Itapetininga.

Died February 9th, 1946 at 63 years old in São Paulo.

Bill Johnston

American tennis player (1894–1946).

Born November 2nd, 1894 in San Francisco.

Died May 1st, 1946 at 51 years old in San Francisco (tuberculosis).

Eugene Lanceray

Russian artist (1875-1946).

Born September 4th, 1875 in Pavlovsk. [ref]

Died September 13th, 1946 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Henri Gouraud

French general (1867–1946).

Born November 17th, 1867 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died September 16th, 1946 at 78 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Maximilian Steinberg

Russian classical music composer (1883-1946).

Born July 4th, 1883 in Vilnius. [ref]

Died December 6th, 1946 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Blanche Bingley

English tennis player (1863–1946).

Born November 3rd, 1863 in Greenford.

Died August 6th, 1946 at 82 years old in Marehill.

Edward Bairstow

English composer and organist.

Born August 22nd, 1874 in Huddersfield. [ref]

Died May 1st, 1946 at 71 years old in York. [ref]

Charles Wakefield Cadman

American composer (1881-1946).

Born December 24th, 1881 in Johnstown.

Died December 30th, 1946 at 65 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Heinrich Freiherr von Stackelberg

German economist and noble (1905–1946).

Born October 31st, 1905 in Moscow.

Died October 12th, 1946 at 40 years old in Madrid (lymphoma).

Ebba Bernadotte

Swedish noble (1858-1946).

Born October 24th, 1858 in Jönköping. [ref]

Died October 16th, 1946 at 87 years old in Grödinge parish.

Jeanie MacPherson

Actress, screenwriter.

Born May 18th, 1886 in Boston.

Died August 26th, 1946 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen

German noble (1898-1946).

Born February 13th, 1898 in Strasbourg.

Died August 2nd, 1946 at 48 years old in Saransk.

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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez