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In the year 1946
447 Notable deaths
Jacob Ellehammer
Danish aviator.
Born June 14th, 1871 in Vordingborg.
Died May 20th, 1946 at 74 years old in Gentofte.
Juan Antonio Rios
Chilean politician and president (1888-1946).
Born November 10th, 1888 in Cañete.
Died June 27th, 1946 at 57 years old in Santiago (cancer).
Arnold Rosé
Austrian musician (1863–1946).
Born October 24th, 1863 in Iași.
Died August 25th, 1946 at 82 years old in London.
Albert Bond Lambert
Amateur golfer, aviator (1875–1946).
Born December 6th, 1875 in St. Louis.
Died November 12th, 1946 at 70 years old in St. Louis.
Shirase Nobu
Japanese explorer of the antarctic (1861-1946).
Born July 20th, 1861 in Nikaho.
Died September 4th, 1946 at 85 years old in Toyota.
Frank Hadow
British tennis player (1855-1946).
Born January 24th, 1855 in Regent's Park.
Died June 29th, 1946 at 91 years old in Bridgwater.
Karl Groos
German psychologist and philosopher (1861-1946).
Born December 10th, 1861 in Heidelberg.
Died March 27th, 1946 at 84 years old in Tübingen.
Elie Nadelman
Sculptor (1882–1946).
Born February 20th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died December 28th, 1946 at 64 years old in New York City.
Maliq Bushati
Albanian politician (1880-1946).
Born February 8th, 1880 in Shkodër.
Died February 20th, 1946 at 66 years old in Tirana (gunshot wound).
Giuseppe Adami
Italian opera librettist (1878-1946).
Born February 4th, 1878 in Verona.
Died October 12th, 1946 at 68 years old in Milan.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 447
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