In the year 1948
448 Notable deaths
Ester Blenda Nordström
Swedish writer and explorer.
Born March 31st, 1891 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1948 at 57 years old in Sankt Matteus (pneumonia). [ref]
George Kruck Cherrie
American zoologist (1865-1948).
Born August 22nd, 1865 in Knoxville. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1948 at 82 years old in Newfane. [ref]
Francisco Alonso
Spanish composer (1887–1948).
Born May 9th, 1887 in Granada.
Died May 18th, 1948 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Gustaf Fjæstad
Swedish painter, road racing cyclist and speed skater (1868–1948).
Born December 22nd, 1868 in Stockholm.
Died July 17th, 1948 at 79 years old in Arvika.
George Horine
Athletics competitor (1890-1948).
Born February 3rd, 1890 in Escondido.
Died November 28th, 1948 at 58 years old in Merced (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
Catholic cardinal (1851–1948).
Born April 10th, 1851 in Naples.
Died February 16th, 1948 at 96 years old in Vatican City.
Ermete Zacconi
Italian actor (1857-1948).
Born September 14th, 1857 in Montecchio Emilia.
Died October 14th, 1948 at 91 years old in Viareggio.
Marguerite Moreno
French actress (1871–1948).
Born September 15th, 1871 in Paris, 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 14th, 1948 at 76 years old in Touzac (pneumonia).
Vasily Kachalov
Russian and soviet actor (1875—1948).
Born February 11th, 1875 in Vilnius.
Died September 30th, 1948 at 73 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Ōtani Kōzui
Japanese noble (1876–1948).
Born December 27th, 1876 in Kyoto.
Died October 5th, 1948 at 71 years old in Beppu (stomach cancer).
Qajimuqan Mungaytpasuli
Kazakh wrestler (1871-1948).
Born April 7th, 1871 in Karaatkel.
Died August 12th, 1948 at 77 years old
Dale Fuller
American actress (1885 – 1948).
Born June 17th, 1885 in Santa Ana.
Died October 14th, 1948 at 63 years old in Pomona.
André Suarès
French poet (1868–1948).
Born June 12th, 1868 in Marseille.
Died September 7th, 1948 at 80 years old in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés.
Hugo Erfurth
German photographer (1874–1948).
Born October 14th, 1874 in Halle (Saale).
Died February 14th, 1948 at 73 years old in Gaienhofen.
Frederic Creswell
South african politician (1866–1948).
Born November 13th, 1866 in Gibraltar.
Died August 25th, 1948 at 81 years old in Cape Town.
Nicodim Munteanu
2nd patriarch of the romanian orthodox church, from 1939 to 1948 (1864–1948).
Born December 6th, 1864 in Pipirig.
Died February 27th, 1948 at 83 years old in Bucharest (lung disease).
Ernest Bieler
Swiss artist (1863-1948).
Born July 31st, 1863 in Rolle.
Died July 25th, 1948 at 84 years old in Lausanne.
João Tamagnini Barbosa
Portuguese politician and military officer (1883–1948).
Born December 30th, 1883 in Macau.
Died December 15th, 1948 at 64 years old in Lisbon.
Lucy Cotton
American actress (1895-1948).
Born August 29th, 1895 in Houston.
Died December 12th, 1948 at 53 years old in Miami Beach.
František Svoboda
Czech footballer (1906–1948).
Born August 5th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died July 6th, 1948 at 41 years old in Czechoslovakia.
Hans Schmidt
German general of the infantry (1877–1948).
Born April 28th, 1877 in Ulm.
Died June 5th, 1948 at 71 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Giulio Gaudini
Italian fencer (1904-1948).
Born September 28th, 1904 in Rome.
Died January 6th, 1948 at 43 years old in Rome.
Conrad Gröber
Catholic priest and archbishop of the archdiocese of freiburg (1872-1948).
Born April 1st, 1872 in Messkirch.
Died February 19th, 1948 at 75 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Henrik Lund
Greenlandic lutheran pastor, poet, painter, and author of greenland's national anthem (1875-1948).
Born September 29th, 1875 in Nanortalik.
Died June 17th, 1948 at 72 years old in Narsaq. [ref]
Assunta Marchetti
Italian nun, co-foundress, blessed.
Born August 15th, 1871 in Camaiore.
Died July 1st, 1948 at 76 years old in São Paulo.
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