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In the year 1948
449 Notable deaths
Robert Schälzky
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament, german nation politician and roman catholic priest (1882-1948).
Born August 13th, 1882 in Ryžoviště.
Died January 27th, 1948 at 65 years old in Lana.
Algernon Maudslay
Olympic sailor (1873–1948).
Born January 10th, 1873 in Tetbury.
Died March 2nd, 1948 at 75 years old in Winchester.
Manuel Arce y Ochotorena
Catholic cardinal (1879-1948).
Born August 18th, 1879 in Olza.
Died September 16th, 1948 at 69 years old in Tarragona.
John Montgomery
American equestrian (1881–1948).
Born November 22nd, 1881 in Elizabethtown.
Died June 7th, 1948 at 66 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Rudolf Ferdinand Spitaler
Austrian astronomer (1859–1946).
Born January 7th, 1859 in Bad Bleiberg.
Died October 16th, 1948 at 89 years old in Lübtheen.
Klara Johanson
Swedish journalist (1875-1948).
Born October 6th, 1875 in Halmstad. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1948 at 73 years old in Sankt Matteus.
Maria de Maeztu Whitney
Spanish educator and feminist.
Born July 18th, 1881 in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Died January 7th, 1948 at 66 years old in Mar del Plata.
Bogumił Šwjela
German parson (1873–1948).
Born September 5th, 1873 in Schorbus.
Died May 20th, 1948 at 74 years old in Naumburg.
Charles Campbell
British sailor (1881-1948).
Born December 14th, 1881 in Newton Abbot.
Died April 19th, 1948 at 66 years old in Bembridge.
Romeo Bosetti
French actor, director and screenwriter (1879–1948).
Born January 18th, 1879 in Chiari.
Died October 27th, 1948 at 69 years old in Suresnes.
Carl Björkman
Premier of åland (1873–1948).
Born February 15th, 1873 in Turku.
Died September 5th, 1948 at 75 years old in Mariehamn.
Alfred de Rauch
French ice hockey player (1887–1985).
Born June 1st, 1887 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1948 at 61 years old [ref]
Gustav Schuft
Gymnast.
Born June 16th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died February 8th, 1948 at 69 years old in Cottbus.
Enrico Sibilia
Catholic cardinal (1861-1948).
Born March 17th, 1861 in Anagni.
Died August 4th, 1948 at 87 years old in Anagni.
Gyula Glykais
Fencer (1893–1948).
Born April 9th, 1893 in Pomáz.
Died June 12th, 1948 at 55 years old in Szekszárd.
Yngve Sjöstedt
Swedish naturalist (1866-1948).
Born August 3rd, 1866 in Hjo. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1948 at 81 years old in Johannes parish. [ref]
Na Hye-sok
Writer and painter from korea (1896-1948).
Born April 18th, 1896 in Suwon.
Died December 10th, 1948 at 52 years old in Seoul (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Vera Michurina-Samoilova
Russian actor (1866-1948).
Born May 29th, 1866 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 2nd, 1948 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Karel Stibor
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1924-1948).
Born November 5th, 1924 in Prague.
Died November 8th, 1948 at 24 years old in English Channel (aviation accident).
Zenón Díaz
Argentine footballer (1880-1948).
Born December 31st, 1880 in Córdoba Province.
Died September 5th, 1948 at 67 years old in Rosario.
Auguste Guerrier
Olympic sailor.
Born December 18th, 1874 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1948 at 73 years old [ref]
Poul Hansen
Danish wrestler (1891–1948).
Born October 20th, 1891 in Odense.
Died October 29th, 1948 at 57 years old in Aarhus.
Carl Møller
Danish rower (1887–1948).
Born August 24th, 1887 in Aarhus.
Died August 27th, 1948 at 61 years old in Stratford.
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