In the year 1946
495 Notable deaths
Egil Eide
Actor, film director (1868-1946).
Born August 24th, 1868 in Haugesund Municipality.
Died December 13th, 1946 at 78 years old in Haugesund Municipality.
Harry Edwin Wood
English astronomer (1881-1946).
Born February 3rd, 1881 in Manchester.
Died February 27th, 1946 at 65 years old in Cradock.
Ugo Ojetti
Italian writer and art critic (1871-1946).
Died January 1st, 1946 at 74 years old in Florence.
Sergey von Freymann
Russian-uzbekistani chess player (1882-1946).
Born May 7th, 1882 in Vladivostok.
Died April 14th, 1946 at 63 years old in Tashkent.
Mary Eliza Fullerton
Australian author, feminist.
Born May 14th, 1868 in Glenmaggie.
Died February 23rd, 1946 at 77 years old in Maresfield.
Luigi Maggi
Italian actor (1867-1946).
Born December 21st, 1867 in Turin.
Died August 22nd, 1946 at 78 years old in Turin.
Stanisław Kutrzeba
Polish historian (1876-1946).
Born November 15th, 1876 in Kraków. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1946 at 69 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Andrey Vitruk
Soviet air force general (1902–1946).
Born July 8th, 1902 in Andrushki.
Died July 3rd, 1946 at 43 years old in Kyiv.
Franz von Hoesslin
German conductor (1885-1946).
Born December 31st, 1885 in Munich.
Died September 25th, 1946 at 60 years old in Sète.
Marius Grout
French writer (1903-1946).
Born November 8th, 1903 in Fauville-en-Caux.
Died May 1st, 1946 at 42 years old in Le Havre.
Louis Otten
Dutch footballer (1883-1946).
Born November 5th, 1883 in Rijswijk.
Died November 7th, 1946 at 63 years old in The Hague.
Julio Mangada
Spanish republican army officer (1877-1946).
Born June 30th, 1877 in Sancti Spíritus.
Died April 14th, 1946 at 68 years old in Mexico City.
J.J. Mikkola
Finnish philologist, professor and diplomat (1866-1946).
Born July 6th, 1866 in Ylöjärvi. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1946 at 80 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Antanas Tumėnas
Prime minister of lithuania (1880-1946).
Born May 13th, 1880 in Kurkliečiai.
Died February 8th, 1946 at 65 years old in Bachmanning.
Karel Toman
Czech poet, publicist and translator (1877–1946).
Born February 25th, 1877 in Kokovice (Klobuky).
Died June 12th, 1946 at 69 years old in Prague.
Elise Konstantin-Hansen
Danish painter and autobiographer (1858-1946).
Born May 4th, 1858 in Frederiksberg.
Died February 25th, 1946 at 87 years old in Kolding.
Frank Lukeman
Canadian athlete (1885–1946).
Born June 20th, 1885 in Montreal.
Died December 23rd, 1946 at 61 years old in Montreal.
Burt McKinnie
Amateur golfer (1879–1946).
Born January 17th, 1879 in Pleasanton.
Died November 22nd, 1946 at 67 years old in Millville.
Maurice Grammont
French linguist (1866–1946).
Born April 15th, 1866 in Damprichard.
Died October 17th, 1946 at 80 years old in Montpellier.
Ronald Fangen
Norwegian writer (1895–1946).
Born April 29th, 1895 in Kragerø.
Died May 22nd, 1946 at 51 years old in Fornebu.
Annie Morrill Smith
American botanist (1856-1946).
Born February 13th, 1856 in Brooklyn.
Died November 26th, 1946 at 90 years old
René Le Grèves
French road bicycle racer (1910–1946).
Born June 6th, 1910 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 25th, 1946 at 35 years old in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.
Eino Saastamoinen
Gymnast (1887–1946).
Born October 9th, 1887 in Helsinki.
Died December 4th, 1946 at 59 years old in Helsinki.
Charles l'Eplattenier
Swiss painter and architect (1874-1946).
Born October 9th, 1874 in Neuchâtel.
Died June 7th, 1946 at 71 years old in Les Brenets.
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran