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In the year 1946
420 Notable deaths
Charles Butterworth
American actor (1896-1946).
Born July 26th, 1896 in South Bend.
Died June 14th, 1946 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision). [ref]
Adolph de Meyer
German photographer (1868-1946).
Born September 1st, 1868 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1946 at 77 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Moriz Rosenthal
Polish pianist.
Born December 17th, 1862 in Lviv. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1946 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Leo Slezak
Austrian opera tenor.
Born August 18th, 1873 in Šumperk. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1946 at 72 years old in Rottach-Egern. [ref]
Harley Granville-Barker
British actor and playwright (1877-1946).
Born November 25th, 1877 in London. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1946 at 68 years old in Paris (disease). [ref]
Léon Gaumont
French businessman.
Born May 10th, 1864 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1946 at 82 years old in Sainte-Maxime.
Barbu Știrbey
Romanian politician (1872–1946).
Born November 4th, 1872 in Buftea.
Died March 24th, 1946 at 73 years old in Bucharest.
Henryk Sucharski
Major of the polish army.
Born November 12th, 1898 in Gręboszów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
Died August 30th, 1946 at 47 years old in Naples (peritonitis).
Rikichi Andō
Japanese general (1884-1946).
Born April 3rd, 1884 in Sendai.
Died April 19th, 1946 at 62 years old in Shanghai (intoxication).
Roy William Neill
Film director.
Born September 4th, 1887 in Republic of Ireland. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1946 at 59 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 420
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