In the year 1946
439 Notable deaths
Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
German prince (1865-1946).
Born January 20th, 1865 in Bad Arolsen.
Died May 26th, 1946 at 81 years old in Bad Arolsen.
Otto Förschner
German ss officer and concentration camp commander, convicted war criminal (1902-1946).
Born November 4th, 1902 in Dürrenzimmern.
Died May 28th, 1946 at 43 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Bhulabhai Desai
Indian independence activist and lawyer.
Born October 13th, 1877 in Gujarat, Valsad, British Raj.
Died May 6th, 1946 at 68 years old
Robert Bartlett
Newfoundland canadian american explorer.
Born August 15th, 1875 in Brigus South.
Died April 28th, 1946 at 70 years old in New York City.
E. Phillips Oppenheim
English novelist (1866–1946).
Born October 22nd, 1866 in London.
Died February 3rd, 1946 at 79 years old in Saint Peter Port.
Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan
British field marshal (1865-1946).
Born October 16th, 1865 in Ayot St Lawrence.
Died August 28th, 1946 at 80 years old in London.
Walter Dandy
American neurosurgeon (1886-1946).
Born April 6th, 1886 in Sedalia.
Died April 19th, 1946 at 60 years old in Baltimore (myocardial infarction).
Christopher R. W. Nevinson
British artist (1889-1946).
Born August 13th, 1889 in London. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1946 at 57 years old in Hampstead (stroke). [ref]
Henry Lehrman
American actor (1886-1946).
Born April 21st, 1886 in Vienna.
Died November 7th, 1946 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Takashi Sakai
Japanese general and war criminal (1887-1946).
Born October 18th, 1887 in Kamo district.
Died September 30th, 1946 at 58 years old in Nanjing (capital punishment in China).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 439
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia