In the year 1946
420 Notable deaths
Alexandru Papană
Romanian bobsleddert (1906–1946).
Born October 18th, 1906 in Bucharest.
Died April 17th, 1946 at 39 years old in Las Vegas (poison).
Hubert Loutsch
Prime minister of luxembourg (1878-1946).
Born November 18th, 1878 in Mondercange. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1946 at 67 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
George Wilkinson
British water polo player.
Born March 3rd, 1879 in Manchester.
Died August 7th, 1946 at 67 years old in Hyde.
Sofia Nădejde
Romanian translator (1856-1946).
Born September 14th, 1856 in Botoșani.
Died June 11th, 1946 at 89 years old in Bucharest.
Sophia Getzowa
Belarusian-israeli scientist.
Born October 8th, 1872 in Vilnius, Gomel.
Died July 12th, 1946 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
William Merz
American athletics and gymnastics competitor (1878-1946).
Born April 25th, 1878 in Red Bud.
Died March 17th, 1946 at 67 years old in Overland.
Georg Åberg
Swedish long and triple jumper.
Born January 20th, 1893.
Died August 18th, 1946 at 53 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
George Larkin
American actor (1887-1946).
Born November 11th, 1887 in New York City.
Died March 27th, 1946 at 58 years old in New York City.
Maryse Hilsz
French aviator.
Born March 7th, 1901 in Levallois-Perret. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1946 at 44 years old in Bourg-en-Bresse. [ref]
Enrico Gasparri
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 25th, 1871 in Ussita.
Died May 20th, 1946 at 74 years old in Rome.
Deaths 361 to 370 of 420
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs