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In the year 1948
404 Notable deaths
Thomas Armat
American cinematographer (1866–1948).
Born October 25th, 1866 in Fredericksburg.
Died September 30th, 1948 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C..
Elsa Brändström
Swedish nurse (1888-1948).
Born March 26th, 1888 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 4th, 1948 at 59 years old in Cambridge.
Onisaburo Deguchi
Japanese shinto leader.
Born August 27th, 1871 in Tamba Province.
Died January 19th, 1948 at 76 years old [ref]
John Robert Gregg
Irish inventor and writer.
Born June 17th, 1867 in Rockcorry.
Died February 23rd, 1948 at 80 years old in New York City (disease).
Pompeu Fabra
Catalan linguist (1868–1948).
Born February 20th, 1868 in La Salut. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1948 at 80 years old in Prades.
Nigel De Brulier
English actor (1877-1948).
Born August 8th, 1877 in Bristol.
Died January 30th, 1948 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.
André Bloch
French mathematician (1893–1948).
Born November 20th, 1893 in Besançon.
Died October 11th, 1948 at 54 years old in Paris (leukemia).
Paul Nitsche
German psychiatrist (1876-1948).
Born November 25th, 1876 in Colditz.
Died March 25th, 1948 at 71 years old in Dresden (decapitation).
Gerhard Flesch
Nazi war criminal (1909-1948).
Born October 8th, 1909 in Poznań. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1948 at 38 years old in Trondheim (gunshot wound).
Raoul Koczalski
Polish pianist (1884–1948).
Born January 3rd, 1884 in Warsaw.
Died November 24th, 1948 at 64 years old in Poznań.
Hayao Tada
Japanese general (1882-1948).
Born February 24th, 1882 in Sendai.
Died December 16th, 1948 at 66 years old in Tateyama (stomach cancer).
Richard von Kühlmann
German diplomat and industrialist (1873-1948).
Born May 3rd, 1873 in Constantinople.
Died February 16th, 1948 at 74 years old in Ohlstadt.
Lilian Braithwaite
English actress (1873–1948).
Born March 9th, 1873 in Ramsgate.
Died September 17th, 1948 at 75 years old in London.
Edgar de Wahl
Baltic german linguist.
Born August 11th, 1867 in Olviopol.
Died March 9th, 1948 at 80 years old in Tallinn.
George Ault
American painter (1891-1948).
Born October 11th, 1891 in Cleveland.
Died December 30th, 1948 at 57 years old in Woodstock (drowning).
Viola Allen
American actress (1867–1948).
Born October 27th, 1867 in Huntsville.
Died May 9th, 1948 at 80 years old in New York City.
Zhu Ziqing
Chinese poet (1898–1948).
Born November 22nd, 1898 in Haizhou Zhilizhou.
Died August 12th, 1948 at 49 years old in Beijing.
Pavel Rybalko
Soviet military commander (1894-1948).
Born November 4th, 1894 in Malyi Vystorop.
Died August 28th, 1948 at 53 years old in Moscow (kidney disease).
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
Uruguayan musician, pianist, journalist, and tango composer.
Born March 28th, 1897 in Montevideo.
Died April 25th, 1948 at 51 years old in Montevideo.
Edythe Chapman
American actress (1863-1948).
Born October 8th, 1863 in Rochester.
Died October 15th, 1948 at 85 years old in Glendale (disease).
William Nicholas Selig
American actor and filmmaker (1864–1948).
Born March 14th, 1864 in Chicago.
Died July 15th, 1948 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Frank Benford
American electrical engineer & physicist best known for rediscovering benford's law (1883-1948).
Born May 29th, 1883 in Johnstown. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1948 at 65 years old in Schenectady. [ref]
George M. McCune
American linguist (1908-1948).
Born June 16th, 1908 in Pyongyang.
Died November 5th, 1948 at 40 years old in Berkeley.
Eille Norwood
British actor (1861–1948).
Born October 11th, 1861 in York.
Died December 24th, 1948 at 87 years old in London (disease).
Thomas Mokopu Mofolo
Mosotho writer (1876–1948).
Born December 22nd, 1876 in Khojane.
Died September 8th, 1948 at 71 years old in Teyateyaneng.
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