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In the year 1946
439 Notable deaths
Vincent Youmans
American composer (1898-1946).
Born September 27th, 1898 in New York City.
Died April 5th, 1946 at 47 years old in Denver (tuberculosis).
Miles Mander
English actor (1888-1946).
Born May 14th, 1888 in Wolverhampton.
Died February 8th, 1946 at 57 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Max Pauly
Ss sturmbannführer; commandant of stutthof concentration camp.
Born June 1st, 1907 in Wesselburen.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 39 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Arthur Dove
American painter (1880-1946).
Born August 2nd, 1880 in Canandaigua. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1946 at 66 years old in Huntington. [ref]
Helen Bannerman
Scottish author of children's books.
Born February 25th, 1862 in Edinburgh.
Died October 13th, 1946 at 84 years old in Edinburgh.
François de La Rocque
French politician (1885-1946).
Born October 6th, 1885 in Lorient. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1946 at 60 years old in Paris, 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Fulco Ruffo di Calabria
Italian flying ace (1884-1946).
Born August 12th, 1884 in Naples.
Died August 23rd, 1946 at 62 years old in Ronchi.
Wanda Gág
American artist and children's writer (1893-1946).
Born March 11th, 1893 in New Ulm. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1946 at 53 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Amir Hamzah
Indonesian poet (1911-1946).
Born February 28th, 1911 in Langkat.
Died March 20th, 1946 at 35 years old
Vojtech Tuka
Slovak minister of foreign affairs of the slovakia, prime minister of the slovakia and war criminal (1880-1946).
Born July 4th, 1880 in Štiavnické Bane. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1946 at 66 years old in Bratislava (hanging). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 439
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain