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In the year 1948
449 Notable deaths
Kristoffer Olsen
Sailor (1883-1948).
Born August 8th, 1883 in Stokke Municipality.
Died August 4th, 1948 at 64 years old
Carl Hårleman
Swedish athlete (1886-1948).
Born June 23rd, 1886 in Västerås.
Died August 20th, 1948 at 62 years old in Halmstad.
Henri Hazebrouck
French rower (1877–1948).
Born October 11th, 1877 in Roubaix.
Died December 1st, 1948 at 71 years old in Roubaix.
Clifford Crowley
Canadian ice hockey player (1906–1948).
Born June 13th, 1906 in Winnipeg.
Died April 27th, 1948 at 41 years old in Winnipeg.
Miloslav Pokorný
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1926–1948).
Born October 5th, 1926 in Prague.
Died November 8th, 1948 at 22 years old in English Channel (aviation accident). [ref]
Zdeněk Jarkovský
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1918–1948).
Born October 3rd, 1918 in Nový Bydžov. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1948 at 30 years old in English Channel (aviation accident). [ref]
Karel Anděl
Czech astronomist (1884–1948).
Born December 28th, 1884 in Modřany.
Died March 17th, 1948 at 63 years old in Vinohrady. [ref]
Réginald Storms
Olympic sport shooter.
Born September 13th, 1880 in Oorbeek.
Died February 24th, 1948 at 67 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Vilibald Šťovík
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1917-1948).
Born October 9th, 1917 in Prague.
Died November 8th, 1948 at 31 years old in English Channel (aviation accident). [ref]
Ernest Barberolle
French rower (1861–1948).
Born October 16th, 1861 in Paris.
Died September 5th, 1948 at 86 years old in Joinville-le-Pont.
Paul Pedersen
Norwegian gymnast (1886–1948).
Born September 18th, 1886 in Halden.
Died August 16th, 1948 at 61 years old in Halden.
William Peacock
Scottish water polo player (1891-1948).
Born December 6th, 1891 in Poplar.
Died December 14th, 1948 at 57 years old in Sawtry.
Jean Chastanié
French athlete (1875–1948).
Born July 24th, 1875 in Lorient.
Died April 14th, 1948 at 72 years old in Paris.
John Sandblom
Sailor (1871-1948).
Born July 5th, 1871 in Friggeråkers socken.
Died July 24th, 1948 at 77 years old in Stockholm.
Domenico Mordini
Sailor (1898–1948).
Born April 7th, 1898 in Genoa.
Died March 12th, 1948 at 49 years old in Genoa.
Curt Sjöberg
Gymnast (1897-1948).
Born January 26th, 1897 in Stockholm.
Died April 12th, 1948 at 51 years old in Stockholm.
Dmitrii Nikolaevich Prianishnikov
Russian agricultural chemist, biochemist, plant physiologist (1865–1948).
Born November 6th, 1865 in Kyakhta.
Died April 30th, 1948 at 82 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Hans Matthiae
German rower (1884–1948).
Born December 22nd, 1884 in Bernburg.
Died November 21st, 1948 at 63 years old
Mathilde Alanic
French writer of sentimental novels and short stories (1864–1948).
Born November 10th, 1864 in Angers. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1948 at 83 years old
Nigel Barker
Australian sprinter (1883-1948).
Born February 26th, 1883 in Sydney.
Died July 31st, 1948 at 65 years old in Sydney.
Juhan Jaik
Estonian journalist and writer (1899-1948).
Born January 13th, 1899 in Võru County.
Died December 10th, 1948 at 49 years old in Stockholm.
Arturo Bresciani
Cyclist (1899-1948).
Born June 25th, 1899 in Verona.
Died June 17th, 1948 at 48 years old in Saint-André-d'Allas.
Alexander Vasilyevich Vishnevsky
Russian and soviet military surgeon (1874–1948).
Born September 4th, 1874 in Nizhny Chiryurt.
Died November 13th, 1948 at 74 years old in Moscow.
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