In the year 1948
404 Notable deaths
Vernon Dalhart
American country music singer (1883-1948).
Born April 6th, 1883 in Jefferson.
Died September 14th, 1948 at 65 years old in Bridgeport.
Arthur Coningham
Royal air force world war ii air marshal (1895-1948).
Born January 19th, 1895 in Brisbane.
Died January 30th, 1948 at 53 years old in Bermuda Triangle.
Ralph Nelson Elliott
American accountant (1871-1948).
Born July 28th, 1871 in Marysville.
Died January 15th, 1948 at 76 years old in New York City.
Hermann Pister
German war criminal (1885-1948).
Born February 21st, 1885 in Lübeck.
Died September 28th, 1948 at 63 years old in Landsberg Prison (myocardial infarction).
Otto von Stülpnagel
German noble (1878-1948).
Born June 16th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died February 6th, 1948 at 69 years old in Cherche-Midi prison (hanging).
Egon Erwin Kisch
Austrian/czech publicist and writer (1885-1948).
Born April 29th, 1885 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1948 at 62 years old in Prague (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Alfred Kerr
German writer (1867–1948).
Born December 25th, 1867 in Wrocław.
Died October 12th, 1948 at 80 years old in Hamburg (drug overdose).
Eric von Rosen
Swedish explorer (1879-1948).
Born June 2nd, 1879 in Skeppsholm church parish. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1948 at 68 years old [ref]
Karl Valentin
Bavarian comedian, cabaret performer, clown, author and film producer.
Born June 4th, 1882 in Munich. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1948 at 65 years old in Planegg (hypothermia). [ref]
Olga Samaroff
American pianist (1880-1948).
Born August 8th, 1882 in San Antonio.
Died May 17th, 1948 at 65 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Radola Gajda
Czechoslovak legioneer, czechoslovak politician and general (1892-1948).
Born February 14th, 1892 in Kotor. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1948 at 56 years old in Prague (leukemia).
Vicente Huidobro
Chilean poet (1893–1948).
Born January 10th, 1893 in Santiago commune. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1948 at 54 years old in Cartagena (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Ruth Neudeck
Female nazi guard; supervisor.
Born July 5th, 1920 in Wrocław.
Died July 29th, 1948 at 28 years old in Hamelin (hanging, Quemada).
Fred Niblo
American film director (1874–1948).
Born January 6th, 1874 in York.
Died November 11th, 1948 at 74 years old in New Orleans.
Achille Varzi
Italian grand prix driver (1904-1948).
Born August 8th, 1904 in Galliate.
Died July 1st, 1948 at 43 years old in Circuit Bremgarten.
Emma Zimmer
Ravensbrook concentration camp overseer (1888-1948).
Born August 14th, 1888 in Schlüchtern.
Died September 20th, 1948 at 60 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Louis Lumière
French inventor (1864–1948).
Born October 5th, 1864 in Besançon.
Died June 8th, 1948 at 83 years old in Bandol.
Archduke Peter Ferdinand, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany
Austro-tuscan imperial and royal (1874-1948).
Born May 12th, 1874 in Salzburg.
Died November 8th, 1948 at 74 years old in Sankt Gilgen.
Wesley Clair Mitchell
American statistician.
Born August 5th, 1874 in Rushville. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1948 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Oerip Soemohardjo
Indonesian general (1893–1948).
Born February 22nd, 1893 in Purworejo.
Died November 17th, 1948 at 55 years old in Yogyakarta.
Béla Miklós
Hungarian general and politician (1890-1948).
Born June 11th, 1890 in Budapest.
Died November 21st, 1948 at 58 years old in Budapest.
Georg Bruchmüller
German artillery officer (1863–1948).
Born December 11th, 1863 in Berlin.
Died January 26th, 1948 at 84 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Musso
Indonesian communist politician (1898-1948).
Born August 12th, 1898 in Kediri.
Died October 31st, 1948 at 50 years old in Madiun.
Alfred Edward Woodley Mason
British writer (1865-1948).
Born May 7th, 1865 in Dulwich. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1948 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Gertrude Atherton
American author (1857–1948).
Born January 14th, 1858 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1948 at 90 years old in San Francisco (stroke).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 404
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo