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In the year 1946

439 Notable deaths

Sidney Jones

British composer (1861-1946).

Born June 17th, 1861 in Islington, London Borough of Islington. [ref]

Died January 29th, 1946 at 84 years old in Kew. [ref]

Antonio Caso

Mexican philosopher (1883–1946).

Born December 19th, 1883 in Mexico City.

Died March 6th, 1946 at 62 years old in Mexico City.

Edwin Stephen Goodrich

English zoologist (1868–1946).

Born June 21st, 1868 in Weston-super-Mare.

Died January 6th, 1946 at 77 years old in Oxford.

Paul von Klenau

Danish-born composer (1883-1946).

Born February 11th, 1883 in Copenhagen. [ref]

Died August 31st, 1946 at 63 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]

Camillo Caccia Dominioni

Cardinal of the roman catholic church.

Born February 7th, 1877 in Milan.

Died November 12th, 1946 at 69 years old in Rome.

Georges Dumas

French psychologist (1866-1946).

Born March 6th, 1866 in Lédignan. [ref]

Died February 12th, 1946 at 79 years old in Lédignan.

Eduard Bass

Czech theater reviewer, theater manager, actor, publicist, translator, satirist, writer and singer (1888–1946).

Born January 1st, 1888 in Prague.

Died October 2nd, 1946 at 58 years old in New Town. [ref]

Lee Kohlmar

German actor and film director (1873-1946).

Born February 27th, 1873 in Nuremberg.

Died May 14th, 1946 at 73 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

Heinrich Kaminski

German composer.

Born July 4th, 1886 in Waldshut-Tiengen. [ref]

Died June 21st, 1946 at 59 years old in Kochel. [ref]

Oscar Rudolph Neumann

German ornithologist (1867-1946).

Born September 3rd, 1867 in Berlin.

Died May 17th, 1946 at 78 years old in Chicago.

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