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In the year 1946

439 Notable deaths

Phillips Lee Goldsborough

American politician (1865-1946).

Born August 6th, 1865 in Princess Anne.

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

Feliks Nowowiejski

Polish musician.

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

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

James Cecil Parke

Irish tennis player (1881-1946).

Born July 26th, 1881 in Clones.

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

Thomas Barbour

American zoologist (1884-1946).

Born August 19th, 1884 in Martha's Vineyard.

Died January 8th, 1946 at 61 years old in Boston.

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]

Ferenc Feketehalmy-Czeydner

Hungarian general (1890–1946).

Born November 22nd, 1890 in Simeria.

Died November 5th, 1946 at 55 years old in Žabalj (hanging to death).

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.

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.

Sándor Simonyi-Semadam

Prime minister of hungary (1864-1946).

Born March 23rd, 1864 in Csesznek.

Died June 4th, 1946 at 82 years old in Budapest.

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 281 to 290 of 439

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