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In the year 1946
406 Notable deaths
John Steuart Curry
American painter (1897-1946).
Born November 14th, 1897 in Dunavant. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1946 at 48 years old in Madison (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Otto Georg Thierack
German politician (1889-1946).
Born April 19th, 1889 in Wurzen.
Died November 22nd, 1946 at 57 years old in Paderborn, Sennelager, Civilian Internment Camp No. 7, Eselheide (poisoning).
Helene Schjerfbeck
Finland swedish painter (1862-1946).
Born July 10th, 1862 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1946 at 83 years old in Saltsjöbaden. [ref]
Bo Gu
Chinese politician (1907-1946).
Born May 14th, 1907 in Hangzhou.
Died April 8th, 1946 at 38 years old in Xing County (aircraft crash).
Joseph Stella
American artist (1877-1946).
Born June 13th, 1877 in Muro Lucano. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1946 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Washington
American inventor and businessman of anglo-belgian origin.
Born May 20th, 1871 in Kortrijk.
Died March 29th, 1946 at 74 years old in New Jersey.
I Gusti Ngurah Rai
Indonesian national hero.
Born January 30th, 1917 in Badung. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1946 at 29 years old in Marga (Puputan).
Bruno Tesch
German chemist, arrested by the british as a war criminal, tried, and executed (1890-1946).
Born August 14th, 1890 in Berlin.
Died May 16th, 1946 at 55 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Amir Hamzah
Indonesian poet (1911-1946).
Born February 28th, 1911 in Langkat.
Died March 20th, 1946 at 35 years old
Deaths 111 to 120 of 406
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