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In the year 1946

420 Notable deaths

John St. Polis

Actor (1873-1946).

Born November 24th, 1873 in New Orleans.

Died October 8th, 1946 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (disease).

Ernst Leonard Lindelöf

Finnish mathematician who made contributions in real/complex analysis and topology (1870–1946).

Born March 7th, 1870 in Helsinki. [ref]

Died June 4th, 1946 at 76 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

Feliks Nowowiejski

Polish musician.

Born February 7th, 1877 in Barczewo. [ref]

Died January 23rd, 1946 at 68 years old in Poznań.

Victor Loret

French egyptologist (1859-1946).

Born September 1st, 1859 in Paris. [ref]

Died February 3rd, 1946 at 86 years old in Lyon.

Shirase Nobu

Japanese explorer of the antarctic (1861-1946).

Born July 20th, 1861 in Nikaho.

Died September 4th, 1946 at 85 years old in Toyota.

Ferenc Szombathelyi

Hungarian general (1887-1946).

Born May 17th, 1887 in Győr.

Died November 4th, 1946 at 59 years old in Petrovaradin (hanging).

Alberto Marvelli

Italian layman (1918-1946).

Born March 21st, 1918 in Ferrara.

Died October 10th, 1946 at 28 years old in Rimini (bicycle accident).

Phillips Lee Goldsborough

American politician (1865-1946).

Born August 6th, 1865 in Princess Anne.

Died October 22nd, 1946 at 81 years old in Baltimore.

James Cecil Parke

Irish tennis player (1881-1946).

Born July 26th, 1881 in Clones.

Died February 27th, 1946 at 64 years old in Llandudno.

Charles Despiau

French sculptor (1874-1946).

Born November 4th, 1874 in Mont-de-Marsan.

Died October 30th, 1946 at 71 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.

Deaths 271 to 280 of 420

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