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In the year 1946

420 Notable deaths

Nikolay Morozov

Russian revolutionary, scientist, writer.

Born July 7th, 1854 in Borok.

Died July 30th, 1946 at 92 years old in Borok.

Henry Handel Richardson

Australian author.

Born January 3rd, 1870 in Melbourne. [ref]

Died March 30th, 1946 at 76 years old in Fairlight. [ref]

István Bethlen

Hungarian politician (1874–1946).

Born October 8th, 1874 in Gornești. [ref]

Died October 5th, 1946 at 71 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]

Sada Yacco

Japanese actress.

Born July 18th, 1871 in Tokyo. [ref]

Died December 7th, 1946 at 75 years old in Atami (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Anton Thumann

Ss officer (1912-1946).

Born October 31st, 1912 in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm.

Died October 8th, 1946 at 33 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).

Leopold Okulicki

Polish general (1898-1946).

Born November 12th, 1898 in Bratucice. [ref]

Died December 24th, 1946 at 48 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Shefqet Vërlaci

Albanian prime minister (1877-1946).

Born December 15th, 1877 in Elbasan.

Died July 21st, 1946 at 68 years old in Zürich.

May Sinclair

British novelist 1863-1946.

Born August 24th, 1863 in Rock Ferry.

Died November 14th, 1946 at 83 years old in Aylesbury (Parkinson's disease).

Raimu

French actor-singer (1883-1946).

Born December 18th, 1883 in Toulon.

Died September 20th, 1946 at 62 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

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.

Deaths 181 to 190 of 420

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