In the year 1948
404 Notable deaths
Alice Salomon
German social reformer (1872–1948).
Born April 19th, 1872 in Berlin.
Died August 30th, 1948 at 76 years old in New York City.
Elaine Hammerstein
American actress (1897-1948).
Born June 16th, 1897 in Philadelphia.
Died August 13th, 1948 at 51 years old in Tijuana (traffic collision). [ref]
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Secretary of labor (1894-1948).
Born September 20th, 1894 in Superior.
Died June 10th, 1948 at 53 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Moncef Bey
Bey of tunis (1942-1943).
Born March 4th, 1881 in Tunis.
Died September 1st, 1948 at 67 years old in Pau.
Bill Cody
American actor (1891-1948).
Born January 5th, 1891 in Saint Paul.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 57 years old in Santa Monica.
Artur Dinter
German writer and nazi politician (1876-1948).
Born June 27th, 1876 in Mulhouse.
Died June 21st, 1948 at 71 years old in Offenburg.
José Vianna da Motta
Portuguese pianist and composer (1868–1948).
Born April 22nd, 1868 in São Tomé.
Died June 1st, 1948 at 80 years old in Lisbon.
Alcibiades Diamandi
Greek politician (1893-1948).
Born August 13th, 1893 in Samarina.
Died July 9th, 1948 at 54 years old in Bucharest.
Gustav Diessl
Actor (1899-1948).
Born December 30th, 1899 in Vienna.
Died March 20th, 1948 at 48 years old in Vienna.
Oskar von Niedermayer
German general (1885-1948).
Born November 8th, 1885 in Freising.
Died September 25th, 1948 at 62 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Matthew Charlton
Australian politician (1866-1948).
Born March 15th, 1866 in Linton.
Died December 8th, 1948 at 82 years old in Lambton.
Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld
German noblewoman (1870-1948).
Born June 22nd, 1870 in Oberkassel.
Died September 3rd, 1948 at 78 years old in Detmold.
Alexander du Toit
South african geologist (1878-1948).
Born March 14th, 1878 in Newlands.
Died February 25th, 1948 at 69 years old in Cape Town.
Alfredo Baldomir
President of uruguay (1884-1948).
Born August 27th, 1884 in Paysandú.
Died February 24th, 1948 at 63 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Smaranda Brăescu
Romanian skydiver.
Born May 21st, 1897 in Hănțești.
Died February 2nd, 1948 at 50 years old in Cluj-Napoca.
Prosper Montagné
French chef (1865-1948).
Born November 14th, 1865 in Carcassonne.
Died April 22nd, 1948 at 82 years old in Sèvres.
Jack Nelson
American actor, film director (1882-1948).
Born October 15th, 1882 in Memphis.
Died November 10th, 1948 at 66 years old in North Bay.
Thomas Theodor Heine
German artist (1867–1948).
Born February 28th, 1867 in Leipzig.
Died January 26th, 1948 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
Julius Curtius
German politician (1877-1948).
Born February 7th, 1877 in Duisburg.
Died November 10th, 1948 at 71 years old in Heidelberg.
Marjory Stephenson
British biochemist (1885–1948).
Born January 24th, 1885 in Burwell.
Died December 12th, 1948 at 63 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Mahmud Fahmi al-Nuqrashi
Egyptian politician (1888-1948).
Born April 26th, 1888 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1948 at 60 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Kurt Herzog
German general and knight's cross recipient (1889–1948).
Born March 27th, 1889 in Quedlinburg.
Died May 8th, 1948 at 59 years old in Vorkuta.
Fritz Dietrich
Ss officer.
Born August 6th, 1898 in Lavarone.
Died October 22nd, 1948 at 50 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).
August Thalheimer
German politician (1884-1948).
Born March 18th, 1884 in Affaltrach.
Died September 19th, 1948 at 64 years old in Havana.
Joseph Wedderburn
British mathematician (1882–1948).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Forfar.
Died October 9th, 1948 at 66 years old in Princeton.
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte