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In the year 1946
406 Notable deaths
Giuseppe Adami
Italian opera librettist (1878-1946).
Born November 4th, 1878 in Verona. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1946 at 67 years old in Milan. [ref]
Tamaki Miura
Japanese singer.
Born February 22nd, 1884 in Kyōbashi.
Died May 26th, 1946 at 62 years old in Japan (bladder cancer). [ref]
Isaac Grünewald
Swedish artist (1889-1946).
Born September 2nd, 1889 in Stockholms jewish community. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1946 at 56 years old in Oslo (aviation accident). [ref]
Alfred Stock
German chemist.
Born July 16th, 1876 in Gdańsk.
Died August 12th, 1946 at 70 years old in Aken (Elbe).
Johannes Vares
Estonian poet, doctor, and politician, first soviet prime minister in estonia (1890-1946).
Born January 12th, 1890. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1946 at 56 years old in Tallinn (ballistic trauma).
Kate Bruce
Silent film actress (1860-1946).
Born February 17th, 1860 in Columbus.
Died April 2nd, 1946 at 86 years old in New York City.
Olivér Halassy
Hungarian water polo player.
Born July 31st, 1909 in Budapest.
Died September 10th, 1946 at 37 years old in Budapest.
Carl Theodor Zahle
Prime minister of denmark (1866-1946).
Born January 19th, 1866 in Roskilde.
Died February 3rd, 1946 at 80 years old in Gentofte.
Harry Bateman
Anglo-american mathematician.
Born October 28th, 1882 in Manchester. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1946 at 63 years old in Milford (thrombosis).
Othenio Abel
Paleontologist, paleobiologist (1875-1946).
Born June 20th, 1875 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1946 at 71 years old in Mondsee. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 406
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