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In the year 1946
439 Notable deaths
William Wain Prior
Danish general.
Born July 18th, 1876 in Copenhagen.
Died March 9th, 1946 at 69 years old in Frederiksberg.
Iván Hindy
Hungarian army officer.
Born June 28th, 1890 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1946 at 56 years old in Budapest.
Jenny Nyström
Swedish artist (1854-1946).
Born June 13th, 1854 in Kalmar. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1946 at 91 years old in Bromma parish. [ref]
Florence Turner
American actress (1885-1946).
Born January 6th, 1885 in New York City.
Died August 28th, 1946 at 61 years old in Woodland Hills.
Józef Mehoffer
Polish artist (1869-1946).
Born March 19th, 1869 in Ropczyce. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1946 at 77 years old in Kraków, Wadowice. [ref]
Cesare Orsenigo
Roman catholic archbishop (1873-1946).
Born December 13th, 1873 in Villa San Carlo.
Died April 1st, 1946 at 72 years old
Henri Le Fauconnier
French painter (1881-1946).
Born July 5th, 1881 in Hesdin. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1946 at 65 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cornelius Johnson
American high jumper.
Born August 21st, 1913 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1946 at 32 years old in San Francisco.
Paul Lincke
German composer (1866–1946).
Born November 7th, 1866 in Berlin.
Died September 4th, 1946 at 79 years old in Hahnenklee, Clausthal-Zellerfeld.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 439
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull