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In the year 1946
439 Notable deaths
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.
John J. Glennon
Catholic cardinal.
Born June 14th, 1862 in Kinnegad.
Died March 9th, 1946 at 83 years old in Dublin.
Johannes Vares
Estonian poet, doctor, and politician, first soviet prime minister in estonia (1890-1946).
Born January 12th, 1890 in Kiisa.
Died November 29th, 1946 at 56 years old in Tallinn (gunshot wound).
Othenio Abel
Paleontologist, paleobiologist (1875-1946).
Born June 20th, 1875 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1946 at 71 years old in Mondsee. [ref]
Harry Bateman
Anglo-american mathematician.
Born October 28th, 1882 in Manchester. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1946 at 63 years old in Milford (thrombosis).
Alfred Stock
German chemist.
Born July 16th, 1876 in Gdańsk.
Died August 12th, 1946 at 70 years old in Aken (Elbe).
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.
Victor Loret
French egyptologist (1859-1946).
Born September 1st, 1859 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1946 at 86 years old in Lyon.
Hajime Kawakami
Japanese economist, activist and writer (1879–1946).
Born October 20th, 1879 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died January 30th, 1946 at 66 years old in Sakyō-ku.
Lorne Chabot
Canadian ice hockey player (1900–1946).
Born October 5th, 1900 in Montreal.
Died October 10th, 1946 at 46 years old in Montreal (nephritis).
Deaths 261 to 270 of 439
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris