In the year 1948
404 Notable deaths
Paolo Thaon di Revel
Italian admiral (1859-1948).
Born June 10th, 1859 in Turin.
Died March 24th, 1948 at 88 years old in Rome. [ref]
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.
Tony Garnier
French architect.
Born August 13th, 1869 in 1st arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1948 at 78 years old in Roquefort-la-Bédoule. [ref]
Mary Tourtel
British cartoonist and childrens 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.
George Polk
American journalist.
Born October 17th, 1913 in Fort Worth.
Died May 16th, 1948 at 34 years old in Thessaloniki.
Karl Bonhoeffer
German psychiatrist (1868–1948).
Born March 31st, 1868 in Neresheim.
Died December 4th, 1948 at 80 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Gerhard Kittel
German protestant theologian (1888-1948).
Born September 23rd, 1888 in Wrocław.
Died July 11th, 1948 at 59 years old in Tübingen (disease).
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.
Leo White
German-american actor (1882-1948).
Born November 10th, 1882 in Grudziądz. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1948 at 65 years old in Glendale.
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]
Karl Möckel
Ss officer (1901-1948).
Born January 9th, 1901 in Klingenthal.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 47 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
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.
Josef Kollmer
Ss officer (1901-1948).
Born February 26th, 1901 in Kollnburg.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 46 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
Friedrich Hildebrandt
German general (1898-1948).
Born September 19th, 1898 in Kiekindemark.
Died November 5th, 1948 at 50 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).
Hans Möser
Ss-obersturmführer.
Born April 7th, 1906 in Darmstadt.
Died November 26th, 1948 at 42 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Franz Weidenreich
German anatomist.
Born June 7th, 1873 in Edenkoben. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1948 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jacques Feyder
Film director (1885-1948).
Born July 21st, 1885 in Ixelles - Elsene.
Died May 25th, 1948 at 62 years old in Prangins. [ref]
Mimmo Paladino
Italian painter (born 1948).
Born December 18th, 1948 in Paduli. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1948 at 0 years old
August Hlond
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 5th, 1881 in Brzęczkowice. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1948 at 67 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Abraham Brill
American psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1874–1948).
Born October 13th, 1874 in Kańczuga.
Died March 2nd, 1948 at 73 years old in New York City.
Ernst Herzfeld
German archaeologist.
Born July 23rd, 1879 in Celle. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1948 at 68 years old in Basel. [ref]
Deaths 176 to 200 of 404
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