In the year 1948
449 Notable deaths
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]
František Svoboda
Czech footballer (1906–1948).
Born August 5th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died July 6th, 1948 at 41 years old in Czechoslovakia.
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]
Lucy Cotton
American actress (1895-1948).
Born August 29th, 1895 in Houston.
Died December 12th, 1948 at 53 years old in Miami Beach.
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.
Eustace Miles
English real tennis player (1868–1948).
Born September 22nd, 1868 in Hampstead.
Died December 20th, 1948 at 80 years old in London.
Giulio Gaudini
Italian fencer (1904-1948).
Born September 28th, 1904 in Rome.
Died January 6th, 1948 at 43 years old in Rome.
Franz Stock
Catholic priest, wartime chaplain and peace activist (1904–1948).
Born September 21st, 1904 in Neheim.
Died February 24th, 1948 at 43 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Dorothea Bleek
German anthropologist and philologist (1873–1948).
Born March 26th, 1873 in Cape Town.
Died June 28th, 1948 at 75 years old in Plumstead.
Raffaele Rossi
Italian cardinal of the roman catholic church (1876–1948).
Born October 28th, 1876 in Pisa.
Died September 17th, 1948 at 71 years old in Crespano del Grappa.
Henri-Alexandre Deslandres
French astronomer (1853-1948).
Born July 24th, 1853 in Paris.
Died January 15th, 1948 at 94 years old in Paris.
Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell
U.s. entomologist, botanist and zoologist (1866–1948).
Born August 22nd, 1866 in London.
Died January 26th, 1948 at 81 years old in San Diego.
Józef Świeżyński
Polish politician (1868-1948).
Born April 19th, 1868 in Wlonice.
Died February 12th, 1948 at 79 years old in Sandomierz.
Władysław Witwicki
Polish psychologist, philosopher, translator historian (of philosophy and art), and artist.
Born April 30th, 1878 in Lubaczów.
Died December 21st, 1948 at 70 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna.
Omobono Tenni
Italian motorcycle racer (1905–1948).
Born July 24th, 1905 in Tirano.
Died June 30th, 1948 at 42 years old in Bern.
Percy Lowe
English surgeon and ornithologist (1870–1948).
Born January 2nd, 1870 in Stamford.
Died August 18th, 1948 at 78 years old
Carl Edward Bailey
Arkansas politician (1894-1948).
Born October 8th, 1894 in Bernie.
Died October 23rd, 1948 at 54 years old in Little Rock (myocardial infarction).
Frederick Orpen Bower
British botanist (1855–1948).
Born November 4th, 1855 in Ripon.
Died April 11th, 1948 at 92 years old in Ripon.
Rūdolfs Jurciņš
Latvian basketball player (1909–1948).
Died July 22nd, 1948 at 39 years old in Perm Oblast.
Sten Konow
Norwegian indologist and philologist (1867–1948).
Born April 17th, 1867 in Sør-Aurdal.
Died June 29th, 1948 at 81 years old in Oslo.
Hermann Vallentin
German actor (1872-1945).
Born May 24th, 1872 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1948 at 76 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Milan Begović
Croatian writer (1876–1948).
Born January 19th, 1876 in Vrlika.
Died May 13th, 1948 at 72 years old in Zagreb.
Agnes Vernon
Actress (1895-1948).
Born December 27th, 1895 in La Grande.
Died February 21st, 1948 at 52 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction).
Wilfred Noy
Film director, actor, screenwriter, film producer (1883–1948).
Born December 24th, 1883 in South Kensington.
Died March 29th, 1948 at 64 years old in Worthing.
Frank Hall Crane
American actor and film director (1873–1948).
Born January 1st, 1873 in San Francisco.
Died September 1st, 1948 at 75 years old in Woodland Hills.
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin