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In the year 1946
406 Notable deaths
Júlio Prestes
President of brazil (1882-1946).
Born March 15th, 1882 in Itapetininga.
Died February 9th, 1946 at 63 years old in São Paulo.
Edward Bairstow
English composer and organist.
Born August 22nd, 1874 in Huddersfield. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1946 at 71 years old in York. [ref]
Heinrich Freiherr von Stackelberg
German economist and noble.
Born October 30th, 1905 in Moscow.
Died October 12th, 1946 at 40 years old in Madrid (lymphoma).
Maurice Janin
French general.
Born October 19th, 1862 in Paris.
Died April 28th, 1946 at 83 years old in Saint-Sébastien.
Karl Groos
German psychologist and philosopher (1861-1946).
Born December 10th, 1861 in Heidelberg.
Died March 27th, 1946 at 84 years old in Tübingen.
Alexey Sudayev
Soviet weapon designer.
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Alatyr.
Died August 17th, 1946 at 33 years old in Moscow.
Patriarch Benjamin I of Constantinople
266th ecumenical patriarch of constantinople.
Born January 18th, 1871 in Zeytinli.
Died February 17th, 1946 at 75 years old in Istanbul.
Jacob Ellehammer
Danish aviator.
Born June 14th, 1871 in Vordingborg.
Died May 20th, 1946 at 74 years old in Gentofte.
Ebba Bernadotte
Swedish noble (1858-1946).
Born October 24th, 1858 in Jönköping. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1946 at 87 years old in Stockholm.
Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin
Count of turin and a member of the house of savoy (1870-1946).
Born November 24th, 1870 in Turin.
Died October 10th, 1946 at 75 years old in Brussels-Capital Region.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 406
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling