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In the year 1946
406 Notable deaths
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.
Piero Campelli
Italian footballer (1893-1946).
Born December 20th, 1893 in Milan.
Died October 20th, 1946 at 52 years old in Milan.
Lucina Hagman
Finnish politician.
Born June 5th, 1853 in Kälviä. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1946 at 93 years old in Helsinki.
Gabriela Preissová
Czech writer.
Born March 23rd, 1862 in Kutná Hora. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1946 at 84 years old in Prague. [ref]
Carl Lindhagen
Swedish lawyer, socialist politician and pacifist (1860-1946).
Born December 17th, 1860 in Katarina church parish.
Died March 11th, 1946 at 85 years old in Bromma parish.
Joseph Abadie
French neurologist.
Born December 15th, 1873 in Tarbes. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1946 at 72 years old [ref]
Boris Lisunov
Soviet aerospace engineer.
Born August 19th, 1898 in Narimanovsky District.
Died November 3rd, 1946 at 48 years old
Henry Roussel
French silent film actor, film director and screenwriter (1875-1946).
Born November 17th, 1875 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 13th, 1946 at 70 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Amadeo García
Spanish dermatologist and association football manager.
Born March 31st, 1887 in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Died July 18th, 1946 at 59 years old in Spain.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 406
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