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In the year 1946
453 Notable deaths
Juan Bautista Sacasa
President of nicaragua (1874-1946).
Born December 21st, 1874 in León.
Died April 17th, 1946 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Lionel Dunsterville
British army general (1865-1946).
Born November 9th, 1865 in United Kingdom.
Died March 18th, 1946 at 80 years old in Torquay.
Maurice Janin
French general (1862–1946).
Born October 19th, 1862 in Paris.
Died April 28th, 1946 at 83 years old in Saint-Sébastien.
Moriz Rosenthal
Polish pianist.
Born December 18th, 1862 in Lviv.
Died September 3rd, 1946 at 83 years old in New York City.
Karl Fischer von Treuenfeld
German general (1885–1946).
Born March 31st, 1885 in Flensburg.
Died June 7th, 1946 at 61 years old in Allendorf.
Adolph de Meyer
German photographer (1868-1946).
Born September 1st, 1868 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1946 at 77 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Nikolay Morozov
Russian revolutionary, scientist, writer.
Died July 30th, 1946 at 92 years old in Borok.
Hong Sa-ik
Japanese general (1889–1946).
Born March 4th, 1889 in Anseong.
Died September 26th, 1946 at 57 years old in Manila (hanging to death).
Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
German duchess (1880–1946).
Born January 24th, 1880 in Neustrelitz.
Died February 17th, 1946 at 66 years old in Rome.
Harley Granville-Barker
British actor and playwright (1877–1946).
Born November 25th, 1877 in London.
Died August 31st, 1946 at 68 years old in Paris (disease).
Alf Common
English footballer (1880-1946).
Born May 25th, 1880 in Sunderland.
Died April 3rd, 1946 at 65 years old in Darlington.
Béla Imrédy
Hungarian prime minister (1891-1946).
Born December 29th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died February 28th, 1946 at 54 years old in Budapest (gunshot wound).
Simon Flexner
American scientist (1863-1946).
Born March 25th, 1863 in Louisville.
Died May 2nd, 1946 at 83 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
William Wain Prior
Danish general.
Born July 18th, 1876 in Copenhagen.
Died March 9th, 1946 at 69 years old in Frederiksberg.
Iván Hindy
Hungarian army officer.
Born June 28th, 1890 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1946 at 56 years old in Budapest.
Jenny Nyström
Swedish artist (1854-1946).
Born June 13th, 1854 in Kalmar. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1946 at 91 years old in Bromma parish. [ref]
Florence Turner
American actress (1885-1946).
Born January 6th, 1885 in New York City.
Died August 28th, 1946 at 61 years old in Woodland Hills.
Józef Mehoffer
Polish artist (1869-1946).
Born March 19th, 1869 in Ropczyce.
Died July 8th, 1946 at 77 years old in Kraków.
Cesare Orsenigo
Roman catholic archbishop (1873-1946).
Born December 13th, 1873 in Villa San Carlo.
Died April 1st, 1946 at 72 years old
Henri Le Fauconnier
French painter (1881-1946).
Born July 5th, 1881 in Hesdin. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1946 at 65 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cornelius Johnson
American high jumper.
Born August 21st, 1913 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1946 at 32 years old in San Francisco.
Paul Lincke
German composer (1866–1946).
Born November 7th, 1866 in Berlin.
Died September 4th, 1946 at 79 years old in Hahnenklee, Clausthal-Zellerfeld.
Danuta Siedzikówna
Polish resistance fighter.
Born September 3rd, 1928 in Guszczewina.
Died August 28th, 1946 at 17 years old in Gdańsk (ballistic trauma).
Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães
Countess of bardi (1858–1946).
Born November 10th, 1858 in Wertheim.
Died April 15th, 1946 at 87 years old in Bern.
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