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In the year 1946
439 Notable deaths
Ladislav Šaloun
Czech sculptor (1870-1946).
Born August 1st, 1870 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1946 at 76 years old in Prague. [ref]
Siegfried Haenicke
German general and knight's cross recipient (1878-1946).
Born September 8th, 1878 in Konstanz.
Died February 19th, 1946 at 67 years old in NKVD Special Camp No. 1.
Karl Etlinger
Actor (1879-1946).
Born October 16th, 1879 in Vienna.
Died May 8th, 1946 at 66 years old in Berlin.
Grigory Semyonov
Russian white cossack general (1890–1946).
Born September 25th, 1890 in Kuranzha.
Died August 30th, 1946 at 55 years old in Moscow (hanging).
Gabriel Gabrio
French stage and film actor (1887–1946).
Born January 13th, 1887 in Reims.
Died November 2nd, 1946 at 59 years old in Berchères-sur-Vesgre.
Amadeus William Grabau
American scientist (1870–1946).
Born January 9th, 1870 in Cedarburg.
Died March 20th, 1946 at 76 years old in Beijing.
Oswald Kabasta
Austrian conductor (1896–1946).
Born December 29th, 1896 in Mistelbach.
Died February 6th, 1946 at 49 years old in Kufstein (intoxication).
Julian Nowak
Polish microbiologist and politician (1865-1946).
Born March 10th, 1865 in Okocim.
Died November 10th, 1946 at 81 years old in Kraków.
Hugo Obermaier
Spanish-german historian and anthropologist (1877–1946).
Born January 29th, 1877 in Regensburg.
Died November 12th, 1946 at 69 years old in Fribourg.
Karl Hans Strobl
Austrian writer (1877-1946).
Born January 18th, 1877 in Jihlava. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1946 at 69 years old in Perchtoldsdorf. [ref]
Deaths 311 to 320 of 439
Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti