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In the year 1946
439 Notable deaths
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).
Alcides Arguedas
Bolivian politician (1879-1946).
Born July 15th, 1879 in La Paz. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1946 at 66 years old in Chulumani.
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.
Marian Zyndram-Kościałkowski
Polish politician (1892-1946).
Born March 16th, 1892 in Kaunas, Pandėlys.
Died April 12th, 1946 at 54 years old in Woking.
Charles Martin
Oregon politician (1863-1946).
Born October 1st, 1863 in Edwards County.
Died September 22nd, 1946 at 82 years old in Portland.
Gheorghe Alexianu
Politician (1897-1946).
Born January 1st, 1897 in Străoane.
Died June 1st, 1946 at 49 years old in Jilava (gunshot wound).
Ferdinand Boberg
Swedish architect.
Born April 11th, 1860 in Falu Kristine church parish. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1946 at 86 years old in Kungsholms parish. [ref]
Hans Bethge
German writer and poet (1876–1946).
Born January 9th, 1876 in Dessau.
Died February 1st, 1946 at 70 years old in Göppingen.
Carlos Blanco Galindo
Bolivian politician.
Born March 12th, 1882 in Cochabamba.
Died October 2nd, 1946 at 64 years old in Cochabamba.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 439
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