In the year 1946
495 Notable deaths
Roy William Neill
Irish-american film director (1887–1946).
Born September 4th, 1887 in Ireland.
Died December 14th, 1946 at 59 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Henryk Sucharski
Major of the polish army (1898–1946).
Born November 12th, 1898 in Gręboszów.
Died August 30th, 1946 at 47 years old in Naples (peritonitis).
Rikichi Andō
Japanese general (1884-1946).
Born April 3rd, 1884 in Sendai.
Died April 19th, 1946 at 62 years old in Shanghai (intoxication).
Henry Handel Richardson
Australian author (1870–1946).
Born January 3rd, 1870 in Melbourne.
Died March 20th, 1946 at 76 years old in Fairlight.
Anton Thumann
Ss officer (1912-1946).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 33 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
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.
Léon Gaumont
French businessman (1864–1946).
Died August 10th, 1946 at 82 years old in Sainte-Maxime.
Lionel Dunsterville
British army general (1865-1946).
Born November 9th, 1865 in United Kingdom.
Died March 18th, 1946 at 80 years old in Torquay.
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.
Karl Fischer von Treuenfeld
German general (1885–1946).
Born March 31st, 1885 in Flensburg.
Died June 7th, 1946 at 61 years old in Allendorf.
Moriz Rosenthal
Polish pianist.
Born December 17th, 1862 in Lviv.
Died September 3rd, 1946 at 83 years old in New York City.
Adolph de Meyer
German photographer (1868-1946).
Born September 1st, 1868 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 6th, 1946 at 77 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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).
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).
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).
Henri Gouraud
French general (1867–1946).
Born November 17th, 1867 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1946 at 78 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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 (1876–1946).
Born July 18th, 1876 in Copenhagen.
Died March 9th, 1946 at 69 years old in Frederiksberg.
Iván Hindy
Hungarian army officer (1890–1946).
Born June 28th, 1890 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1946 at 56 years old in Budapest.
Hermann von Keyserling
Baltic german philosopher (1880–1946).
Died April 26th, 1946 at 65 years old in Innsbruck.
Jenny Nyström
Swedish artist (1854–1946).
Born June 13th, 1854 in Kalmar.
Died January 17th, 1946 at 91 years old in Bromma parish. [ref]
Cesare Orsenigo
Roman catholic archbishop (1873-1946).
Born December 13th, 1873 in Villa San Carlo.
Died April 1st, 1946 at 72 years old
Józef Mehoffer
Polish artist (1869-1946).
Born March 19th, 1869 in Ropczyce.
Died July 8th, 1946 at 77 years old in Kraków.
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.
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You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King