In the year 1948
449 Notable deaths
Joost Schmidt
German typographer (1893-1948).
Born January 5th, 1893 in Wunstorf.
Died December 2nd, 1948 at 55 years old in Nuremberg.
Dildar
Iraqi kurdish poet and political activist (1918–1948).
Born February 20th, 1918 in Koy Sanjaq.
Died October 20th, 1948 at 30 years old in Erbil.
Hermann Behrends
German nazi official (1907-1948).
Born May 11th, 1907 in Rüstringen.
Died December 4th, 1948 at 41 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Yevgeniy Abalakov
Soviet mountain climber (1907–1948).
Born February 17th, 1907 in Krasnoyarsk.
Died March 24th, 1948 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Sextil Pușcariu
Romanian diplomat and academic (1877-1948).
Born January 4th, 1877 in Brașov.
Died May 5th, 1948 at 71 years old in Bran.
Sidney Preston Osborn
American politician (1884-1948).
Born May 17th, 1884 in Phoenix.
Died May 25th, 1948 at 64 years old in Phoenix (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Kristine Bonnevie
Norwegian biologist and norway's first female professor (1872–1948).
Born October 8th, 1872 in Trondheim.
Died August 30th, 1948 at 75 years old in Oslo.
Avedis Aharonyan
Politician and writer (1866-1948).
Born January 4th, 1866 in Iğdır.
Died March 20th, 1948 at 82 years old in Marseille.
Ragnar Sohlman
Swedish chemical engineer, manager, civil servant (1870–1948).
Born February 26th, 1870 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1948 at 78 years old in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Adachi Kenzō
Japanese politician.
Born December 20th, 1864 in Kumamoto.
Died August 2nd, 1948 at 83 years old in Kumamoto.
Tatsukichi Minobe
Japanese legal scholar (1873–1948).
Born May 7th, 1873 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died May 23rd, 1948 at 75 years old
Georges Hüe
French composer (1858–1948).
Born May 6th, 1858 in Versailles.
Died June 7th, 1948 at 90 years old in Paris.
Frederick Gardner Cottrell
American chemist (1877–1948).
Born January 10th, 1877 in Oakland.
Died November 16th, 1948 at 71 years old in Berkeley.
Florence Merriam Bailey
American ornithologist, birdwatcher, and nature writer (1863 – 1948).
Born August 8th, 1863 in Locust Grove. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1948 at 85 years old in Torremolinos.
Johan Hjort
Norwegian marine biologist (1869–1948).
Born February 18th, 1869 in Christiania.
Died October 7th, 1948 at 79 years old in Oslo.
Marcel Brillouin
French mathematician and physicist (1854-1948).
Born December 19th, 1854 in Melle.
Died June 16th, 1948 at 93 years old in Paris.
James Young
American film director, actor and screenwriter (1872-1948).
Born January 1st, 1872 in Baltimore.
Died June 9th, 1948 at 76 years old in New York City.
Gustav Giemsa
German scientist (1867–1948).
Born November 20th, 1867 in Kędzierzyn-Koźle.
Died June 10th, 1948 at 80 years old in Biberwier.
Bevil Rudd
Athletics competitor (1894–1948).
Born October 6th, 1895 in Kimberley.
Died February 2nd, 1948 at 52 years old in Kimberley.
Assunta Marchetti
Italian nun, co-foundress, blessed.
Born August 15th, 1871 in Camaiore.
Died July 1st, 1948 at 76 years old in São Paulo.
Wilhelm Külz
German politician (1875-1948).
Born February 18th, 1875 in Borna.
Died April 10th, 1948 at 73 years old in Berlin.
Charles Bennett
British athlete (1870–1948).
Born December 9th, 1871 in Dorset. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1948 at 77 years old in Bournemouth. [ref]
Eliška Misáková
Czech gymnast (1926-1948), only athlete to win an olympic medal after her death.
Born October 12th, 1925 in Kojetice. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1948 at 22 years old in London (poliomyelitis).
Walther Mayer
Austrian mathematician (1887–1948).
Born March 11th, 1887 in Graz. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1948 at 61 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Georg Kulenkampff
German violinist (1898–1948).
Born January 23rd, 1898 in Bremen.
Died October 5th, 1948 at 50 years old in Schaffhausen.
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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa