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In the year 1946
439 Notable deaths
Olga Engl
Actress.
Born May 30th, 1871 in Prague.
Died September 21st, 1946 at 75 years old in Berlin (disease).
Carl Gustav Witt
German astronomer (1866–1946).
Born October 29th, 1866 in Berlin.
Died January 3rd, 1946 at 79 years old in Falkensee.
Eduardo Marquina
Spanish writer (1879-1946).
Born January 21st, 1879 in Barcelona.
Died November 21st, 1946 at 67 years old in New York City.
Franjo Bučar
Croatian sports writer (1866-1946).
Born November 25th, 1866 in Zagreb.
Died December 26th, 1946 at 80 years old in Zagreb.
Jóannes Patursson
Faroese poet and politician (1866-1946).
Born May 6th, 1866 in Kirkjubøur.
Died August 2nd, 1946 at 80 years old in Kirkjubøur.
Maria Barrientos
Spanish singer.
Born March 4th, 1884 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1946 at 62 years old in Ciboure. [ref]
Albert Sechehaye
Swiss linguist (1870-1946).
Born July 4th, 1870 in Geneva. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1946 at 75 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Grigory Neujmin
Russian astronomer (1885–1946).
Born January 3rd, 1886 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1946 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Edward Alphonso Goldman
American zoologist (1873-1946).
Born July 7th, 1873 in Mount Carroll, Mount Carmel.
Died September 2nd, 1946 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C..
Adamo Didur
Polish singer (1874–1946).
Born December 24th, 1874 in Wola Sękowa.
Died January 7th, 1946 at 71 years old in Katowice.
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