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In the year 1948
449 Notable deaths
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 (assassination). [ref]
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.
Prosper Montagné
French chef (1865-1948).
Born November 14th, 1865 in Carcassonne.
Died April 22nd, 1948 at 82 years old in Sèvres.
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.
Smaranda Brăescu
Romanian skydiver (1897–1948).
Born May 21st, 1897 in Hănțești.
Died February 2nd, 1948 at 50 years old in Cluj-Napoca.
Julius Curtius
German politician (1877-1948).
Born February 7th, 1877 in Duisburg.
Died November 10th, 1948 at 71 years old in Heidelberg.
Fritz Dietrich
Ss officer.
Born August 6th, 1898 in Lavarone.
Died October 22nd, 1948 at 50 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
John H. Overton
American politician (1875-1948).
Born September 17th, 1875 in Marksville.
Died May 14th, 1948 at 72 years old in Bethesda.
Marjory Stephenson
British biochemist (1885–1948).
Born January 24th, 1885 in Burwell.
Died December 12th, 1948 at 63 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
August Thalheimer
German politician (1884-1948).
Born March 18th, 1884 in Affaltrach.
Died September 19th, 1948 at 64 years old in Havana.
Rudolf Franz Lehnert
German photographer (1878-1948).
Born July 13th, 1878 in Velká Úpa.
Died January 16th, 1948 at 69 years old in Redeyef.
Prince Sabahaddin
Ottoman noble (1877–1948).
Born February 13th, 1879 in Istanbul.
Died June 30th, 1948 at 69 years old in Canton of Neuchâtel.
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.
Joseph Wedderburn
British mathematician (1882–1948).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Forfar.
Died October 9th, 1948 at 66 years old in Princeton.
Cissy van Marxveldt
Dutch writer (1889–1948).
Born November 24th, 1889 in Oranjewoud.
Died October 31st, 1948 at 58 years old in Bussum.
Ann Macbeth
British artist (1875-1948).
Born September 25th, 1875 in Bolton.
Died March 23rd, 1948 at 72 years old in Cumbria.
Erich Walther
Luftwaffe general (1903–1948).
Born August 5th, 1903 in Gorden.
Died December 26th, 1948 at 45 years old in NKVD special camp Nr. 2.
Juan Esteban Montero
Chilean political figure (1879–1948).
Born February 12th, 1879 in Santiago.
Died February 25th, 1948 at 69 years old in Santiago.
Ludwik Silberstein
Polish physicist (1872–1948).
Born May 17th, 1872 in Warsaw.
Died January 17th, 1948 at 75 years old in Rochester.
Ekrem Libohova
Albanian politician (1882-1948).
Born February 24th, 1882 in Gjirokastër.
Died June 7th, 1948 at 66 years old in Rome.
Theodor Liebknecht
German politician (1870-1948).
Born April 19th, 1870 in Leipzig.
Died January 6th, 1948 at 77 years old in Altendorf (Brome).
Jāzeps Vītols
Latvian composer (1863-1948).
Born July 26th, 1863 in Valmiera.
Died April 24th, 1948 at 84 years old in Lübeck.
Lajos Bíró
Hungarian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1880–1948).
Born August 22nd, 1880 in Oradea. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1948 at 68 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Frederic Lamond
Scottish pianist and composer (1868–1948).
Born January 28th, 1868 in Glasgow.
Died February 21st, 1948 at 80 years old in Stirling.
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