In the year 1948
404 Notable deaths
King Baggot
American actor, screenwriter and director (1879-1948).
Born November 7th, 1879 in St. Louis.
Died July 11th, 1948 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Emil Ludwig
German writer (1881-1948).
Born January 25th, 1881 in Wrocław.
Died September 17th, 1948 at 67 years old in Ascona.
Hulusi Behçet
Turkish dermatologist (1889–1948).
Born February 20th, 1889 in Istanbul.
Died March 8th, 1948 at 59 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Ljubo Miloš
Croatian fascist war criminal.
Born February 25th, 1919 in Šamac.
Died August 20th, 1948 at 29 years old in Zagreb (hanging to death).
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg
German noble.
Born May 8th, 1878 in Neustrelitz.
Died October 14th, 1948 at 70 years old in Oberkassel.
Princess Henriette of Belgium
Belgian royal (1870–1948).
Born November 30th, 1870 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died March 28th, 1948 at 77 years old in Sierre.
Nikolai Podvoisky
Russian revolutionary (1880–1948).
Born February 16th, 1880 in Kunashivka.
Died July 28th, 1948 at 68 years old in Moscow.
George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
British military commander (1866-1948).
Born November 5th, 1866 in Aberdeen.
Died March 23rd, 1948 at 81 years old in London.
Sylvanus Morley
American archaeologist, epigrapher, mayanist scholar, and wwi spy for the u.s..
Born June 7th, 1883 in Chester. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1948 at 65 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
Italian composer and teacher (1876–1948).
Born January 12th, 1876 in Venice.
Died January 21st, 1948 at 72 years old in Venice.
Tommy Ryan
American boxer (1870–1948).
Born March 31st, 1870 in Redwood.
Died August 3rd, 1948 at 78 years old in Van Nuys.
Eugen Slutsky
Russian mathematician (1880-1948).
Born April 19th, 1880.
Died March 10th, 1948 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Gertrude Barrows Bennett
American writer (1884-1948).
Born September 18th, 1884 in Minneapolis.
Died February 2nd, 1948 at 63 years old in California.
Alexander Piorkowski
German nazi concentration camp commandant.
Born October 11th, 1904 in Bremen.
Died October 22nd, 1948 at 44 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).
Zhou Fohai
Chinese politician (1897–1948).
Born May 29th, 1897 in Yuanling County. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1948 at 50 years old in Nanjing Prison. [ref]
Ignaz Friedman
Polish pianist and composer (1882-1948).
Born February 14th, 1882 in Podgórze.
Died January 26th, 1948 at 65 years old in Sydney.
Mary Eaton
American actress (1901–1948).
Born January 29th, 1901.
Died October 10th, 1948 at 47 years old in Hollywood (liver cirrhosis).
Joachim Mrugowsky
German physician, ss officer, chief of hygiene institute of the waffen-ss and convicted war criminal (1905-1948).
Born August 15th, 1905 in Rathenow.
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 42 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Princess Helene of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Hereditary grand duchess of oldenburg (1899–1948).
Born December 22nd, 1899 in Bad Arolsen.
Died February 18th, 1948 at 48 years old in Rastede.
Walter Schimana
German waffen-ss general.
Born March 12th, 1898 in Opava. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1948 at 50 years old in Salzburg.
Arthur Whitten Brown
British army officer.
Born July 23rd, 1886 in Glasgow.
Died October 4th, 1948 at 62 years old in Swansea (Veronal poisoning).
Emmy Hennings
German poet, editor (1885–1948).
Born February 17th, 1885 in Flensburg.
Died August 10th, 1948 at 63 years old in Sorengo.
Wilhelm von Opel
Member of the german opel family.
Born May 15th, 1871 in Rüsselsheim am Main. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1948 at 76 years old in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Warren Hymer
American actor (1906–1948).
Born February 25th, 1906 in New York City.
Died March 25th, 1948 at 42 years old in Los Angeles.
Marie Steiner-von Sivers
Anthroposophist (1867-1948).
Born March 14th, 1867 in Włocławek.
Died December 27th, 1948 at 81 years old in Beatenberg.
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black