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In the year 1946
447 Notable deaths
Hubert Loutsch
Prime minister of luxembourg (1878-1946).
Born November 18th, 1878 in Mondercange. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1946 at 67 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Hans Aall
Norwegian art historian (1869–1946).
Born September 20th, 1869 in Arendal.
Died November 6th, 1946 at 77 years old in Oslo.
Edgar Syers
Figure skater (1863–1946).
Born March 18th, 1863 in Brighton.
Died February 16th, 1946 at 82 years old in Maidenhead.
Hendrik Adamson
Estonian poet, writer, esperantist and pedagogue (1891-1946).
Born October 6th, 1891 in Kärstna Rural Municipality.
Died March 7th, 1946 at 54 years old in Tuhalaane Rural Municipality.
Holger Thiele
Danish american astronomer (1878–1946).
Born September 25th, 1878.
Died June 5th, 1946 at 67 years old in Alameda.
Amadeo García
Spanish dermatologist and association football manager.
Born March 31st, 1887 in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Died July 18th, 1946 at 59 years old in Spain.
Henry Roussel
French silent film actor, film director and screenwriter (1875-1946).
Born November 17th, 1875 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 13th, 1946 at 70 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Vladimir Potemkin
Soviet statesman, diplomat and historian (1874-1946).
Born October 19th, 1874 in Tver.
Died February 23rd, 1946 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Eriks Ādamsons
Latvian novelist.
Born June 22nd, 1907 in Riga. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1946 at 38 years old in Riga (tuberculosis). [ref]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 447
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon