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Dead at age 46

361 Notable deaths

Nikolaus Gross

German resistance fighter.

Born September 30th, 1898 in Niederwenigern.

Died January 23rd, 1945 at 46 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).

Hans Tropsch

German chemist (1889-1935).

Born October 7th, 1889 in Planá.

Died October 8th, 1935 at 46 years old in Essen.

Hans Källner

German general.

Born October 9th, 1898 in Katowice.

Died April 18th, 1945 at 46 years old in Sokolnice.

Käthe Leichter

Austrian writer.

Born August 20th, 1895 in Vienna.

Died March 17th, 1942 at 46 years old in Bernburg Euthanasia Centre.

Aleksandrs Grīns

Latvian author, officer and journalist (1895-1941).

Born August 15th, 1895 in Birži Parish.

Died December 25th, 1941 at 46 years old in Astrakhan.

Joseph Farnham

American screenwriter.

Born December 2nd, 1884 in New Haven.

Died June 2nd, 1931 at 46 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).

Herminio Masantonio

Argentine footballer (1910-1956).

Born August 5th, 1910 in Ensenada.

Died September 11th, 1956 at 46 years old in Buenos Aires.

Joseph Kutter

Luxembourg painter (1894-1941).

Born December 12th, 1894 in Luxembourg. [ref]

Died January 2nd, 1941 at 46 years old in Luxembourg. [ref]

Peter Anders

German opera singer.

Born July 1st, 1908 in Essen. [ref]

Died September 10th, 1954 at 46 years old in Hamburg (traffic collision). [ref]

Walter Gordon

German physicist (1893-1939).

Born August 13th, 1893 in Apolda.

Died December 24th, 1939 at 46 years old in Stockholm.

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