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In the year 1946
439 Notable deaths
Erwin Rösener
German politician (1902-1946).
Born February 2nd, 1902 in Schwerte.
Died September 4th, 1946 at 44 years old in Ljubljana (hanging to death).
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.
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 City of Brussels.
Hans Bothmann
Ss officer (1911–1946).
Born November 11th, 1911 in Lohe-Rickelshof.
Died April 4th, 1946 at 34 years old in Heide (hanging to death).
Júlio Prestes
President of brazil (1882-1946).
Born March 15th, 1882 in Itapetininga.
Died February 9th, 1946 at 63 years old in São Paulo.
Bill Johnston
American tennis player (1894–1946).
Born November 2nd, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died May 1st, 1946 at 51 years old in San Francisco (tuberculosis).
Eugene Lanceray
Russian artist (1875-1946).
Born September 4th, 1875 in Pavlovsk. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1946 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Henri Gouraud
French general (1867–1946).
Born November 17th, 1867 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1946 at 78 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Maximilian Steinberg
Russian classical music composer (1883-1946).
Born July 4th, 1883 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1946 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 439
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius