In the year 1948
448 Notable deaths
Ernest Barberolle
French rower (1861–1948).
Born October 16th, 1861 in Paris.
Died September 5th, 1948 at 86 years old in Joinville-le-Pont.
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]
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.
Hans Matthiae
German rower (1884–1948).
Born December 22nd, 1884 in Bernburg.
Died November 21st, 1948 at 63 years old
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).
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]
Arturo Bresciani
Cyclist (1899-1948).
Born June 25th, 1899 in Verona.
Died June 17th, 1948 at 48 years old in Saint-André-d'Allas.
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.
Meir Tobianski
Israeli, wrongly executed for treason 1948, posthumously rehabilitated 1949 (1904–1948).
Born May 20th, 1904 in Kaunas.
Died June 30th, 1948 at 44 years old in Harel (gunshot wound).
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala
Colombian politician (1903-1948).
Born January 26th, 1902 in Bogotá.
Died April 9th, 1948 at 46 years old in Bogotá (gunshot wound).
Aleksandr Shevchenko
Soviet artist (1882-1948).
Born June 7th, 1883 in Kharkiv.
Died August 28th, 1948 at 65 years old in Moscow.
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.
Bogumił Šwjela
German parson (1873–1948).
Born September 5th, 1873 in Schorbus.
Died May 20th, 1948 at 74 years old in Naumburg.
Emery Roth
American architect (1871–1948).
Born July 17th, 1871 in Sečovce. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1948 at 77 years old in New York City.
Elizabeth Magie
American board game designer (1866–1948).
Died March 2nd, 1948 at 81 years old in Arlington County.
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi