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In the year 1946
420 Notable deaths
Ferenc Feketehalmy-Czeydner
Hungarian general.
Born November 22nd, 1890 in Simeria.
Died November 5th, 1946 at 55 years old in Žabalj (hanging).
Abraham Bredius
Dutch art collector, art historian, and museum curator.
Born April 18th, 1855 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1946 at 90 years old in Monaco. [ref]
León Cortés Castro
President of costa rica (1882-1946).
Born December 8th, 1882 in Alajuela.
Died March 3rd, 1946 at 63 years old in San José.
Alcides Arguedas
Bolivian politician (1879-1946).
Born July 15th, 1879 in La Paz. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1946 at 66 years old in Chulumani.
William Cabell Bruce
American politician (1860-1946).
Born March 12th, 1860 in Charlotte County.
Died May 9th, 1946 at 86 years old in Ruxton-Riderwood.
Thomas Barbour
American zoologist (1884-1946).
Born August 19th, 1884 in Martha's Vineyard.
Died January 8th, 1946 at 61 years old in Boston.
Adriaan van Maanen
Dutch astronomer.
Born March 31st, 1884 in Sneek.
Died January 26th, 1946 at 61 years old in Pasadena.
Rudolf Walden
Finnish industrialist, general and politician (1878–1946).
Born December 1st, 1878 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1946 at 67 years old in Sysmä.
Andor Jaross
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament and hungary nation politician (1896-1946).
Born May 23rd, 1896 in Čechy, Nové Zámky District.
Died April 11th, 1946 at 49 years old in Budapest (ballistic trauma).
Hans Bethge
German writer and poet.
Born January 9th, 1876 in Dessau.
Died February 1st, 1946 at 70 years old in Göppingen.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 420
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