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In the year 1948
449 Notable deaths
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]
Poul Heegaard
Danish mathematician (1871-1948).
Born November 2nd, 1871 in Copenhagen.
Died February 7th, 1948 at 76 years old in Oslo.
Frank Brownlee
Actor (1874-1948).
Born October 11th, 1874 in Dallas.
Died February 10th, 1948 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Lincoln Stedman
Actor (1907–1948).
Born May 18th, 1901 in Denver.
Died March 22nd, 1948 at 46 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
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.
Nándor Dáni
Hungarian athlete (1871–1948).
Died December 30th, 1948 at 77 years old in Budapest. [ref]
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.
Fredrik Ström
Swedish politician (1880-1948).
Born July 10th, 1880 in Breared. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1948 at 68 years old in Bollebygd.
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.
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]
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jake Madden
Scottish football player and coach (1865–1948).
Born June 11th, 1865 in Dumbarton.
Died April 17th, 1948 at 82 years old in Holešovice. [ref]
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).
Stella LeSaint
American actress (1881–1948).
Born December 17th, 1881 in San Diego.
Died September 21st, 1948 at 66 years old in Malibu.
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.
Frank J. Coleman
American actor (1889-1948).
Born January 1st, 1889 in Newburgh.
Died November 29th, 1948 at 59 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 449
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene