In the year 1948
448 Notable deaths
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.
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.
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.
Henri-Alexandre Deslandres
French astronomer (1853-1948).
Born July 24th, 1853 in Paris.
Died January 15th, 1948 at 94 years old in Paris.
Eustace Miles
English real tennis player (1868–1948).
Born September 22nd, 1868 in Hampstead.
Died December 20th, 1948 at 80 years old in London.
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.
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
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]
Frederick Orpen Bower
British botanist (1855–1948).
Born November 4th, 1855 in Ripon.
Died April 11th, 1948 at 92 years old in Ripon.
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.
Milan Begović
Croatian writer (1876–1948).
Born January 19th, 1876 in Vrlika.
Died May 13th, 1948 at 72 years old in Zagreb.
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.
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).
Rūdolfs Jurciņš
Latvian basketball player (1909–1948).
Died July 22nd, 1948 at 39 years old in Perm Oblast.
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).
Ladislav Troják
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1914-1948).
Born June 15th, 1914 in Košice. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1948 at 34 years old in English Channel (aviation accident). [ref]
Frank Brownlee
Actor (1874-1948).
Born October 11th, 1874 in Dallas.
Died February 10th, 1948 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Poul Heegaard
Danish mathematician (1871-1948).
Born November 2nd, 1871 in Copenhagen.
Died February 7th, 1948 at 76 years old in Oslo.
Lincoln Stedman
Actor (1907–1948).
Born May 18th, 1907 in Denver.
Died March 22nd, 1948 at 40 years old in Los Angeles.
Montagu Toller
English cricketer (1871-1948).
Born February 2nd, 1871 in Barnstaple. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1948 at 77 years old
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.
George Frederick Boyle
American composer and conductor of australian birth (1886–1948).
Born June 29th, 1886 in Sydney.
Died June 20th, 1948 at 61 years old in Philadelphia.
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Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé