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In the year 1946
439 Notable deaths
Maurice Janin
French general (1862–1946).
Born October 19th, 1862 in Paris.
Died April 28th, 1946 at 83 years old in Saint-Sébastien.
Moriz Rosenthal
Polish pianist.
Born December 18th, 1862 in Lviv.
Died September 3rd, 1946 at 83 years old in New York City.
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]
Nikolay Morozov
Russian revolutionary, scientist, writer.
Died July 30th, 1946 at 92 years old in Borok.
Hong Sa-ik
Japanese general.
Born March 4th, 1889 in Anseong.
Died September 26th, 1946 at 57 years old in Manila (hanging).
Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
German duchess (1880–1946).
Born January 24th, 1880 in Neustrelitz.
Died February 17th, 1946 at 66 years old in Rome.
Harley Granville-Barker
British actor and playwright (1877–1946).
Born November 25th, 1877 in London.
Died August 31st, 1946 at 68 years old in Paris (disease).
Alf Common
English footballer (1880-1946).
Born May 25th, 1880 in Sunderland.
Died April 3rd, 1946 at 65 years old in Darlington.
Béla Imrédy
Hungarian prime minister (1891-1946).
Born December 29th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died February 28th, 1946 at 54 years old in Budapest (gunshot wound).
Simon Flexner
American scientist (1863-1946).
Born March 25th, 1863 in Louisville. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1946 at 83 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 439
Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare