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In the year 1946
420 Notable deaths
Gheorghe Alexianu
Politician (1897-1946).
Born January 1st, 1897 in Străoane.
Died June 1st, 1946 at 49 years old in Jilava (ballistic trauma).
Percy John Daniell
British mathematician.
Born January 9th, 1889 in Valparaíso.
Died May 25th, 1946 at 57 years old in Sheffield.
Vasily Timofeyevich Volsky
Soviet general (1897-1946).
Born March 22nd, 1897 in Tula Oblast.
Died February 22nd, 1946 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Arthur van Schendel
Dutch writer.
Born March 5th, 1874 in Jakarta. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1946 at 72 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Hans Aall
Norwegian art historian (1869–1946).
Born September 20th, 1869 in Arendal.
Died November 6th, 1946 at 77 years old in Oslo.
Narziß Ach
German psychologist (1871–1946).
Born October 29th, 1871 in Ermershausen.
Died July 25th, 1946 at 74 years old in Munich.
Holger Thiele
Danish american astronomer (1878–1946).
Born September 25th, 1878.
Died June 5th, 1946 at 67 years old in Alameda.
Eriks Ādamsons
Latvian novelist.
Born June 22nd, 1907 in Riga. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1946 at 38 years old in Riga (tuberculosis). [ref]
Jan F. Esser
Doctor, chess master, art collector (1877-1946).
Born October 13th, 1877 in Leiden.
Died August 9th, 1946 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Frank Castleman
American hurdler and coach (1877-1946).
Born March 17th, 1877 in Broome County.
Died October 9th, 1946 at 69 years old in Columbus.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 420
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