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In the year 1946
447 Notable deaths
Hajime Kawakami
Japanese economist, activist and writer (1879–1946).
Born October 20th, 1879 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died January 30th, 1946 at 66 years old in Sakyō-ku.
Lorne Chabot
Canadian ice hockey player (1900–1946).
Born October 5th, 1900 in Montreal.
Died October 10th, 1946 at 46 years old in Montreal (nephritis).
Ernst Leonard Lindelöf
Finnish mathematician who made contributions in real/complex analysis and topology (1870–1946).
Born March 7th, 1870 in Helsinki.
Died June 4th, 1946 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
Nikolai Burdenko
Russian and soviet surgeon, founder of russian neurosurgery (1876-1946).
Born June 3rd, 1876 in Kamenka.
Died November 11th, 1946 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Ferenc Szombathelyi
Hungarian general (1887-1946).
Died November 4th, 1946 at 59 years old in Petrovaradin (hanging).
John St. Polis
Actor (1873-1946).
Born November 24th, 1873 in New Orleans.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Federigo Enriques
Italian mathematician (1871-1946).
Born January 5th, 1871 in Livorno.
Died June 14th, 1946 at 75 years old in Rome.
Leonida Tonelli
Italian mathematician (1885-1946).
Born April 19th, 1885 in Gallipoli.
Died March 12th, 1946 at 60 years old in Pisa.
Dmitry Moor
Russian artist (1883-1946).
Born November 3rd, 1883 in Novocherkassk.
Died October 24th, 1946 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Tamaki Miura
Japanese singer (1884-1946).
Born February 22nd, 1884 in Kyōbashi.
Died May 26th, 1946 at 62 years old in Japan (bladder cancer).
Deaths 271 to 280 of 447
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather