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In the year 1948
449 Notable deaths
Pavel Rybalko
Soviet military commander (1894-1948).
Born November 4th, 1894 in Malyi Vystorop.
Died August 28th, 1948 at 53 years old in Moscow (kidney disease).
William Nicholas Selig
American actor and filmmaker (1864–1948).
Born March 14th, 1864 in Chicago.
Died July 15th, 1948 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Zhu Ziqing
Chinese poet (1898–1948).
Born November 22nd, 1898 in Haizhou Zhilizhou.
Died August 12th, 1948 at 49 years old in Beijing.
Edgar de Wahl
Estonian teacher and linguist (1867–1948).
Born August 11th, 1867 in Olviopol.
Died March 9th, 1948 at 80 years old in Tallinn.
Thomas Parnell
Australian physicist (1881–1948).
Born July 5th, 1881 in England.
Died September 1st, 1948 at 67 years old in Brisbane.
George M. McCune
American linguist (1908-1948).
Born June 16th, 1908 in Pyongyang.
Died November 5th, 1948 at 40 years old in Berkeley.
Viola Allen
American actress (1867–1948).
Born October 27th, 1869 in Huntsville.
Died May 9th, 1948 at 78 years old in New York City.
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
Uruguayan musician, pianist, journalist, and tango composer.
Born March 18th, 1897 in Montevideo.
Died April 25th, 1948 at 51 years old in Montevideo.
Eille Norwood
British actor (1861–1948).
Born October 11th, 1861 in York.
Died December 24th, 1948 at 87 years old in London (disease).
Thomas Mokopu Mofolo
Mosotho writer (1876–1948).
Born December 22nd, 1876 in Khojane.
Died September 8th, 1948 at 71 years old in Teyateyaneng.
Edythe Chapman
American actress (1863-1948).
Born October 8th, 1863 in Rochester.
Died October 15th, 1948 at 85 years old in Glendale (disease).
Arthur Dinter
German writer, botanist and nazi politician (1876–1948).
Born June 27th, 1876 in Mulhouse.
Died June 21st, 1948 at 71 years old in Offenburg.
Frank Benford
American electrical engineer & physicist best known for rediscovering benford's law (1883-1948).
Born May 29th, 1883 in Johnstown. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1948 at 65 years old in Schenectady. [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.
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]
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.
Alcibiades Diamandi
Greek axis collaborator (1893-1948).
Born August 13th, 1893 in Samarina.
Died July 9th, 1948 at 54 years old in Bucharest.
Phraya Manopakorn Nitithada
Prime minister of siam from 1932 to 1933.
Born July 15th, 1884 in Phra Nakhon District.
Died October 1st, 1948 at 64 years old in George Town (stroke).
Gustav Diessl
Actor (1899-1948).
Born December 30th, 1899 in Vienna.
Died March 20th, 1948 at 48 years old in Vienna.
Bill Cody
American actor (1891-1948).
Born January 5th, 1891 in Saint Paul.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 57 years old in Santa Monica.
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.
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.
Alfredo Baldomir
President of uruguay (1884-1948).
Born August 27th, 1884.
Died February 24th, 1948 at 63 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
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.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner