In the year 1946
446 Notable deaths
Jimmy Walker
American politician (1881-1946).
Born June 19th, 1881 in New York City.
Died November 18th, 1946 at 65 years old in New York City. [ref]
Counteé Cullen
American writer.
Born May 30th, 1903 in Louisville.
Died January 9th, 1946 at 42 years old in New York City.
Herbert Macaulay
Nigerian politician (1864-1946).
Born November 14th, 1864 in Lagos.
Died May 7th, 1946 at 81 years old in Lagos.
Paul Langevin
French physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue (1872-1946).
Born January 23rd, 1872 in Paris.
Died December 19th, 1946 at 74 years old in Paris.
Dorothy Gibson
Silent film actress, singer, model (1889-1946).
Born May 17th, 1889 in Hoboken.
Died February 17th, 1946 at 56 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Manuel de Falla
Spanish composer.
Born November 23rd, 1876 in Cádiz. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1946 at 69 years old in Alta Gracia. [ref]
Gerda Steinhoff
Nazi concentration camp guard (1922–1946).
Born January 29th, 1922 in Gdańsk.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 24 years old in Biskupia Górka (hanging to death).
Booth Tarkington
American novelist.
Born July 29th, 1869 in Indianapolis. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1946 at 76 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]
William S. Hart
American actor, film director (1864–1946).
Born December 6th, 1864 in Newburgh.
Died June 23rd, 1946 at 81 years old in Newhall.
Karl Haushofer
German philosopher (1869-1946).
Born August 27th, 1869 in Munich. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1946 at 76 years old in Pähl (poisoning). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 446
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde