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In the year 1946
495 Notable deaths
Karl Brandi
German medievalist and historian of modern age (1868-1946).
Born May 20th, 1868 in Meppen.
Died March 9th, 1946 at 77 years old in Göttingen.
Edgar Syers
Figure skater (1863–1946).
Born March 18th, 1863 in Brighton.
Died February 16th, 1946 at 82 years old in Maidenhead.
Hendrik Adamson
Estonian poet, writer, esperantist and pedagogue (1891-1946).
Born October 6th, 1891 in Kärstna Rural Municipality.
Died March 7th, 1946 at 54 years old in Tuhalaane Rural Municipality.
Hans Aall
Norwegian art historian (1869–1946).
Born September 20th, 1869 in Arendal.
Died November 6th, 1946 at 77 years old in Oslo.
Henry Roussel
French silent film actor, film director and screenwriter (1875-1946).
Born November 17th, 1875 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 13th, 1946 at 70 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Holger Thiele
Danish american astronomer (1878–1946).
Born September 25th, 1878.
Died June 5th, 1946 at 67 years old in Alameda.
Georg Åberg
Swedish long and triple jumper (1893–1946).
Born January 20th, 1893.
Died August 18th, 1946 at 53 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Heinrich Scheuch
German general (1864-1946).
Born June 21st, 1864 in Sélestat.
Died September 3rd, 1946 at 82 years old in Bad Kissingen.
Pietro Boetto
Catholic cardinal (1871–1946).
Born May 19th, 1871 in Vigone.
Died January 31st, 1946 at 74 years old in Genoa.
André Jolles
German art historian (1874–1946).
Born August 7th, 1874 in Den Helder.
Died February 22nd, 1946 at 71 years old in Leipzig.
Werner Kolhörster
German physicist (1887-1946).
Born December 28th, 1887 in Świebodzin.
Died August 5th, 1946 at 58 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Eriks Ādamsons
Latvian novelist (1907-1946).
Died February 28th, 1946 at 38 years old in Riga (tuberculosis).
Jan F. Esser
Doctor, chess master, art collector (1877-1946).
Born October 13th, 1877 in Leiden.
Died August 9th, 1946 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Alexandru Papană
Romanian bobsleddert (1906–1946).
Born October 18th, 1906 in Bucharest.
Died April 17th, 1946 at 39 years old in Las Vegas (poison).
Piero Campelli
Italian footballer (1893-1946).
Born December 20th, 1893 in Milan.
Died October 20th, 1946 at 52 years old in Milan.
Károly Lajthay
Film director, actor.
Born December 7th, 1886 in Târgu Mureș.
Died August 30th, 1946 at 59 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Maryse Hilsz
French aviator (1901–1946).
Born March 7th, 1901 in Levallois-Perret.
Died January 30th, 1946 at 44 years old in Bény.
Joseph Rheden
Austrian astronomer and photographer (1873-1946).
Born April 5th, 1873 in Amlach.
Died August 6th, 1946 at 73 years old in Lienz.
George Larkin
American actor (1887-1946).
Born November 11th, 1887 in New York City.
Died March 27th, 1946 at 58 years old in New York City.
Pauline Whittier
Amateur golfer (1876–1946).
Born December 9th, 1876 in Boston.
Died March 3rd, 1946 at 69 years old in New York City.
Bolesława Lament
Beatified polish nun (1862-1946).
Born July 3rd, 1862 in Łowicz.
Died January 29th, 1946 at 83 years old in Białystok.
George Wilkinson
British water polo player (1879–1946).
Born March 3rd, 1879 in Manchester.
Died August 7th, 1946 at 67 years old in Hyde.
Enrico Gasparri
Catholic cardinal (1871–1946).
Born July 25th, 1871 in Ussita.
Died May 20th, 1946 at 74 years old in Rome.
William Merz
American athletics and gymnastics competitor (1878-1946).
Born April 25th, 1878 in Red Bud.
Died March 17th, 1946 at 67 years old in Overland.
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson