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In the year 1946
458 Notable deaths
Hajime Kawakami
Japanese economist, activist and writer (1879–1946).
Born October 20th, 1879 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died January 30th, 1946 at 66 years old in Sakyō-ku.
Lorne Chabot
Canadian ice hockey player (1900–1946).
Born October 5th, 1900 in Montreal.
Died October 10th, 1946 at 46 years old in Montreal (nephritis).
Ernst Leonard Lindelöf
Finnish mathematician who made contributions in real/complex analysis and topology (1870–1946).
Born March 7th, 1870 in Helsinki.
Died June 4th, 1946 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
Nikolai Burdenko
Russian and soviet surgeon, founder of russian neurosurgery (1876-1946).
Born June 3rd, 1876 in Kamenka.
Died November 11th, 1946 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Ferenc Szombathelyi
Hungarian general (1887-1946).
Died November 4th, 1946 at 59 years old in Petrovaradin (hanging).
John St. Polis
Actor (1873-1946).
Born November 24th, 1873 in New Orleans.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Federigo Enriques
Italian mathematician (1871-1946).
Born January 5th, 1871 in Livorno.
Died June 14th, 1946 at 75 years old in Rome.
Leonida Tonelli
Italian mathematician (1885-1946).
Born April 19th, 1885 in Gallipoli.
Died March 12th, 1946 at 60 years old in Pisa.
Dmitry Moor
Russian artist (1883-1946).
Born November 3rd, 1883 in Novocherkassk.
Died October 24th, 1946 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Tamaki Miura
Japanese singer (1884-1946).
Born February 22nd, 1884 in Kyōbashi.
Died May 26th, 1946 at 62 years old in Japan (bladder cancer).
Viktor Deni
Russian artist (1893–1946).
Born March 8th, 1893 in Moscow.
Died August 3rd, 1946 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Olivér Halassy
Hungarian water polo player.
Born July 31st, 1909 in Budapest.
Died September 10th, 1946 at 37 years old in Budapest.
Alberto Marvelli
Italian layman (1918-1946).
Born March 21st, 1918 in Ferrara.
Died October 10th, 1946 at 28 years old in Rimini (bicycle accident).
Fern Emmett
Actress (1896-1946).
Born March 22nd, 1896 in Oakland.
Died September 3rd, 1946 at 50 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Phillips Lee Goldsborough
American politician (1865-1946).
Born August 6th, 1865 in Princess Anne.
Died October 22nd, 1946 at 81 years old in Baltimore.
Feliks Nowowiejski
Polish late romantic composer (1877–1946).
Born February 7th, 1877 in Barczewo.
Died January 23rd, 1946 at 68 years old in Poznań.
James Cecil Parke
Irish tennis player (1881-1946).
Born July 26th, 1881 in Clones.
Died February 27th, 1946 at 64 years old in Llandudno.
Thomas Barbour
American zoologist (1884-1946).
Born August 19th, 1884 in Martha's Vineyard.
Died January 8th, 1946 at 61 years old in Boston.
Abraham Bredius
Dutch art collector, art historian, and museum curator (1855–1946).
Born April 18th, 1855 in Amsterdam.
Died April 13th, 1946 at 90 years old in Monaco.
Ferenc Feketehalmy-Czeydner
Hungarian general (1890–1946).
Born November 22nd, 1890 in Simeria.
Died November 5th, 1946 at 55 years old in Žabalj (hanging to death).
León Cortés Castro
President of costa rica (1882-1946).
Born December 8th, 1882 in Alajuela.
Died March 3rd, 1946 at 63 years old in San José.
William Cabell Bruce
American politician (1860-1946).
Born March 12th, 1860 in Charlotte County.
Died May 9th, 1946 at 86 years old in Ruxton-Riderwood.
John E. Erickson
American governor of montana (1863-1946).
Born March 14th, 1863 in Stoughton.
Died May 25th, 1946 at 83 years old in Helena.
Sándor Simonyi-Semadam
Prime minister of hungary (1864-1946).
Born March 23rd, 1864 in Csesznek.
Died June 4th, 1946 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Charles Despiau
French sculptor (1874-1946).
Born November 4th, 1874 in Mont-de-Marsan.
Died October 30th, 1946 at 71 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
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