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In the year 1946
439 Notable deaths
Phil Jutzi
German film director and cinematographer.
Born July 22nd, 1896 in Altleiningen. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1946 at 49 years old in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. [ref]
Sophia Getzowa
Belarusian-israeli scientist.
Born January 23rd, 1872 in Gomel, Vilnius.
Died July 12th, 1946 at 74 years old in Jerusalem.
Percy John Daniell
British mathematician (1889–1946).
Born January 9th, 1889 in Valparaíso.
Died May 25th, 1946 at 57 years old in Sheffield.
Robert LeRoy
Us tennis player.
Born February 7th, 1885 in New York City.
Died September 7th, 1946 at 61 years old in New York City.
Ernst Kurth
Swiss music theorist (1886-1946).
Born June 1st, 1886 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1946 at 60 years old in Bern. [ref]
William Welsh
Actor (1870-1946).
Born February 9th, 1870 in Philadelphia.
Died July 16th, 1946 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Otto Franke
German sinologist (1863–1946).
Born September 27th, 1863 in Gernrode.
Died September 2nd, 1946 at 82 years old in Berlin.
Alexander Bogomolets
Soviet-ukrainian pathophysiologist (1881-1946).
Died July 19th, 1946 at 65 years old in Kyiv.
Louis Zutter
Swiss artistic gymnast (1865-1946).
Born December 2nd, 1865 in Les Ponts-de-Martel.
Died November 10th, 1946 at 80 years old in Boudry.
Rafael Erich
Finnish politician (1879-1946).
Born June 10th, 1879 in Turku.
Died February 19th, 1946 at 66 years old in Helsinki.
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