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In the year 1946
406 Notable deaths
W. C. Fields
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946).
Born January 29th, 1880 in Philadelphia.
Died December 25th, 1946 at 66 years old in Pasadena.
Alfred Rosenberg
Baltic german architect, nazi politician and ideologue (1893-1946).
Born January 12th, 1893 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1946 at 53 years old in Nuremberg (hanging). [ref]
Louis Slotin
Canadian physicist and chemist (1910-1946).
Born December 1st, 1910 in Winnipeg.
Died May 30th, 1946 at 35 years old in Los Alamos (radiation syndrome, irradiation).
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Austrian ss official, a major perpetrator of the holocaust and convicted war criminal (1903-1946).
Born October 4th, 1903 in Ried im Innkreis. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1946 at 43 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging). [ref]
William Joyce
British fascist and propaganda broadcaster (1906-1946).
Born April 24th, 1906 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1946 at 39 years old in HM Prison Wandsworth (hanging). [ref]
Hans Frank
German lawyer, nazi politician, general governor of nazi occupied poland and convicted war criminal (1900-1946).
Born May 23rd, 1900 in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1946 at 46 years old in Nuremberg, Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging). [ref]
Ion Antonescu
Prime minister and conducător of romania during world war ii, executed for war crimes (1882-1946).
Born June 14th, 1882 in Pitești. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1946 at 63 years old in Jilava (ballistic trauma).
Julius Streicher
German publisher, nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1885-1946).
Born February 12th, 1885 in Fleinhausen.
Died October 16th, 1946 at 61 years old in Nuremberg (hanging).
Tomoyuki Yamashita
General in the imperial japanese army.
Born November 8th, 1885 in Kōchi.
Died February 23rd, 1946 at 60 years old in Manila (hanging).
Madan Mohan Malaviya
Indian educator and politician.
Born December 25th, 1861 in Allahabad. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1946 at 84 years old in Varanasi. [ref]
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