In the year 1948
448 Notable deaths
Fredrik Ström
Swedish politician (1880-1948).
Born July 10th, 1880 in Breared. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1948 at 68 years old in Bollebygd.
Hagop Oshagan
Armenian literary figure (1883-1948).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Bursa.
Died February 17th, 1948 at 64 years old in Aleppo.
Christian Kautz
Swiss racing driver (1913-1948).
Born November 23rd, 1913 in Brussels.
Died July 4th, 1948 at 34 years old in Bremgarten bei Bern.
Gabrielle D. Clements
American painter, etcher, and print maker (1858–1948).
Born September 11th, 1858 in Philadelphia.
Died March 26th, 1948 at 89 years old in Cape Ann.
Giacomo Albanese
Italian mathematician (1890-1948).
Born July 11th, 1890 in Geraci Siculo.
Died June 8th, 1948 at 57 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
George Mehnert
Olympic wrestler (1881–1948).
Born November 3rd, 1881 in Newark.
Died July 8th, 1948 at 66 years old in Newark.
Austin Roberts
South african zoologist and ornithologist (1883-1948).
Born January 3rd, 1883 in Pretoria.
Died May 5th, 1948 at 65 years old in Lusikisiki (traffic collision).
Antoine Lacroix
French mineralogist and geologist (1863–1948).
Born February 4th, 1863 in Mâcon. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1948 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Bertha Eckstein-Diener
Austrian writer and historian (1874–1948).
Born March 18th, 1874 in Vienna.
Died February 20th, 1948 at 73 years old in Geneva.
Nándor Dáni
Hungarian athlete (1871–1948).
Died December 30th, 1948 at 77 years old in Budapest. [ref]
René Benjamin
French writer (1885–1948).
Born March 20th, 1885 in Paris.
Died October 4th, 1948 at 63 years old in Tours.
Jean-Baptiste Chabot
French catholic priest and scholar (1860–1948).
Born February 16th, 1860 in Vouvray.
Died January 7th, 1948 at 87 years old in Paris.
Stella LeSaint
American actress (1881–1948).
Born December 17th, 1881 in San Diego.
Died September 21st, 1948 at 66 years old in Malibu.
John Anderson
American athlete mainly as a discus thrower (1907–1948).
Born July 4th, 1907 in Cincinnati.
Died July 11th, 1948 at 41 years old in Naknek (cerebral hemorrhage).
Fred Warburton
Association football player from england (1880-1948).
Born August 8th, 1880 in England.
Died November 29th, 1948 at 68 years old in Lancashire.
Frank J. Coleman
American actor (1889-1948).
Born January 1st, 1889 in Newburgh.
Died November 29th, 1948 at 59 years old in Los Angeles.
Carl Abrahamsson
Swedish sportsperson (1896–1948).
Born May 1st, 1896 in Södertälje.
Died December 25th, 1948 at 52 years old in Södertälje (myocardial infarction).
Carlos López Buchardo
Argentine composer (1881–1948).
Born October 12th, 1881 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 21st, 1948 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires.
Max Seiffert
German musicologist (1868–1948).
Born February 9th, 1868 in Beeskow.
Died April 15th, 1948 at 80 years old in Schleswig.
Charles Magnusson
Swedish film producer and screenwriter (1878-1948).
Born January 26th, 1878 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1948 at 69 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Giuseppe Timoteo Giaccardo
Italian presbyter (1896-1948).
Born June 13th, 1896 in Narzole.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 51 years old in Rome (leukemia).
August Weberbauer
German naturalist, botanist and university professor (1871-1948).
Born November 26th, 1871 in Wrocław.
Died January 16th, 1948 at 76 years old in Lima.
Jurgis Šaulys
Lithuanian politician (1879-1948).
Born May 5th, 1879 in Balsėnai.
Died October 18th, 1948 at 69 years old in Lugano.
Maria Koppenhöfer
Actress (1901–1948).
Born December 11th, 1901 in Stuttgart.
Died November 29th, 1948 at 46 years old in Heidelberg.
István Barta
Hungarian water polo player (1895–1948).
Born August 13th, 1895 in Álmosd.
Died February 16th, 1948 at 52 years old in Budapest.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 448
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir