In the year 1948
449 Notable deaths
Laura Wheeler Waring
African american painter (1887-1948).
Born May 16th, 1887 in Hartford. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1948 at 60 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
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.
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 am Lech, Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Wilhelm von Opel
German industrialist and nazi party member (1871-1948).
Born May 15th, 1871 in Rüsselsheim am Main.
Died May 2nd, 1948 at 76 years old in Wiesbaden.
Walter Schimana
German waffen-ss general.
Born March 12th, 1898 in Opava. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1948 at 50 years old in Salzburg.
Karl Bonhoeffer
German psychiatrist (1868–1948).
Born March 21st, 1868 in Neresheim.
Died December 4th, 1948 at 80 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Marie Steiner-von Sivers
Anthroposophist (1867-1948).
Born March 14th, 1867 in Włocławek.
Died December 27th, 1948 at 81 years old in Beatenberg.
Rosika Schwimmer
Hungarian activist, editor (1877-1948).
Born September 11th, 1877 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1948 at 70 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Sophonisba Breckinridge
American lawyer, social reformer, social scientist and civil rights activist (1866-1948).
Born April 1st, 1866 in Lexington.
Died July 30th, 1948 at 82 years old in Chicago.
Arthur Whitten Brown
British army officer (1886–1948).
Born July 23rd, 1886 in Glasgow.
Died October 4th, 1948 at 62 years old in Swansea (Veronal poisoning).
Paolo Thaon di Revel
Italian admiral (1859-1948).
Born June 10th, 1859 in Turin.
Died March 24th, 1948 at 88 years old in Rome.
Emmy Hennings
German poet, editor (1885–1948).
Born February 17th, 1885 in Flensburg.
Died August 10th, 1948 at 63 years old in Sorengo.
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.
Gerhard Kittel
German protestant theologian (1888-1948).
Born September 23rd, 1888 in Wrocław.
Died July 11th, 1948 at 59 years old in Tübingen (disease).
Mary Tourtel
British cartoonist and children's books illustrator (1874-1948).
Born January 28th, 1874 in Canterbury.
Died March 15th, 1948 at 74 years old in Canterbury.
Charles Bryant
British actor and film director (1879-1948).
Born January 8th, 1879 in Hartford.
Died August 7th, 1948 at 69 years old in Mount Kisco.
Tony Garnier
French architect (1869–1948).
Born August 13th, 1869 in 1st arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1948 at 78 years old in Roquefort-la-Bédoule.
George Polk
American journalist.
Born October 17th, 1913 in Fort Worth.
Died May 16th, 1948 at 34 years old in Thessaloniki.
Susan Sutherland Isaacs
Lancashire-born educational psychologist and psychoanalyst (1885-1948).
Born May 24th, 1885 in Greater Manchester.
Died October 12th, 1948 at 63 years old in London (cancer).
Willard Robertson
American actor and writer (1886-1948).
Born January 1st, 1886 in Runnels County.
Died April 5th, 1948 at 62 years old in Hollywood.
Kan Kikuchi
Japanese writer and businessman (1888-1948).
Born December 26th, 1888 in Takamatsu.
Died March 6th, 1948 at 59 years old in Tokyo.
Antonin Sertillanges
French philosopher (1863–1948).
Born November 16th, 1863 in Clermont-Ferrand. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1948 at 84 years old in Sallanches. [ref]
Leo White
German-american actor (1882-1948).
Born November 10th, 1882 in Grudziądz. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1948 at 65 years old in Glendale.
Siegfried Fehmer
German gestapo officer (1911–1948).
Born January 10th, 1911 in Munich.
Died March 16th, 1948 at 37 years old in Oslo (gunshot wound).
Arso Jovanović
Yugoslav paritsan (1907–1948).
Born March 24th, 1907 in Podgorica.
Died August 12th, 1948 at 41 years old in Vršac.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 449
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn