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In the year 1946
495 Notable deaths
Charles Karle
American rower (1898–1946).
Born May 15th, 1898 in Philadelphia.
Died June 24th, 1946 at 48 years old in Bryn Mawr (traffic collision).
Pierre Bertran de Balanda
Equestrian (1887-1946).
Born September 28th, 1887 in Toulouse.
Died March 28th, 1946 at 58 years old in Marseille.
Louis Vernet
French archer (1870-1946).
Born May 5th, 1870 in Doranges.
Died March 19th, 1946 at 75 years old in Choisy-au-Bac.
Robert Huber
Sport shooter (1878–1946).
Born March 30th, 1878 in Helsinki.
Died November 25th, 1946 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
George Cloutier
Canadian lacrosse player (1876–1946).
Born July 16th, 1876 in Pembroke.
Died April 20th, 1946 at 69 years old
João Sassetti
Fencer (1892–1946).
Born January 22nd, 1892 in Lisbon.
Died May 28th, 1946 at 54 years old in Lisbon.
Kaarlo Ekholm
Gymnast (1884-1946).
Born December 7th, 1884 in Vyborg.
Died May 13th, 1946 at 61 years old in Helsinki.
Gaston Cailleux
French olympic sailor.
Born December 6th, 1870 in Saint-Denis.
Died January 28th, 1946 at 75 years old in Saint-Denis.
Alexander Baykov
Russian metallurgist (1870-1946).
Born August 6th, 1870 in Fatezh.
Died April 6th, 1946 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Edmund Thormählen
Swedish sailor (1865–1946).
Born July 21st, 1865 in Gothenburg.
Died November 13th, 1946 at 81 years old in Kungsbacka.
María Espinosa de los Monteros
Spanish women's rights activist and business executive.
Born May 13th, 1875 in Estepona.
Died December 13th, 1946 at 71 years old in Alicante.
Émile Bouchès
Gymnast (1896–1946).
Born July 3rd, 1896 in Maubeuge. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1946 at 49 years old in Maubeuge. [ref]
Einar Torgersen
Norwegian sailor.
Born August 24th, 1886 in Drammen.
Died September 9th, 1946 at 60 years old in Drammen.
Gabriel Poix
French rower.
Born November 8th, 1888 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 23rd, 1946 at 57 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne.
John Clapham
British historian (1873-1946).
Born September 13th, 1873 in Salford.
Died March 29th, 1946 at 72 years old in United Kingdom.
Sadig Dadashov
Azerbaijani architect (1905–1946).
Born April 15th, 1905 in Baku.
Died December 24th, 1946 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Ivan Moskvin
Russian actor (1874-1946).
Born June 18th, 1874 in Moscow.
Died February 16th, 1946 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Johannes Buckx
Finnish bishop (1881–1946).
Born August 6th, 1881 in Born.
Died September 22nd, 1946 at 65 years old in Helsinki.
Jean Abadie
French neuropsychiatrist, professor at bordeaux university (1873-1946).
Born December 15th, 1873. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1946 at 72 years old [ref]
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