In the year 1946
447 Notable deaths
Georg Thomas
German general (1890–1946).
Born February 20th, 1890 in Forst (Lausitz).
Died December 29th, 1946 at 56 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Hans Loritz
Ss officer (1895-1946).
Born December 21st, 1895 in Augsburg.
Died January 31st, 1946 at 50 years old in Neumünster (hanging to death).
William Dudley Ward
English sportsman and liberal politician (1877-1946).
Born October 14th, 1877 in London.
Died November 11th, 1946 at 69 years old in Calgary.
Otto Fenichel
Austrian-american psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and scientist.
Born December 2nd, 1897 in Vienna.
Died January 22nd, 1946 at 48 years old in Los Angeles.
Leopold Okulicki
Polish general (1898-1946).
Born November 12th, 1898 in Bratucice. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1946 at 48 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Mary Alden
Actress (1883-1946).
Born June 18th, 1883 in New York City.
Died July 2nd, 1946 at 63 years old in Woodland Hills.
Barbu Știrbey
Romanian politician (1872–1946).
Born November 4th, 1872 in Buftea.
Died March 24th, 1946 at 73 years old in Bucharest.
Georg, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
Prince of saxe-meiningen.
Born October 11th, 1892 in Kassel.
Died January 6th, 1946 at 53 years old in Cherepovets.
Carl Schuhmann
German athlete (1869-1946).
Born May 12th, 1869 in Münster.
Died March 24th, 1946 at 76 years old in Berlin.
Edmund Glaise-Horstenau
Austrian officer, historian and politician (1882-1946).
Born February 27th, 1882 in Braunau am Inn.
Died July 20th, 1946 at 64 years old in Langwasser.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 447
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche