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In the year 1946
439 Notable deaths
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.
Vladimir Potemkin
Soviet statesman, diplomat and historian (1874-1946).
Born October 19th, 1874 in Tver.
Died February 23rd, 1946 at 71 years old in Moscow.
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.
Werner Kolhörster
German physicist (1887-1946).
Born December 28th, 1887 in Świebodzin.
Died August 5th, 1946 at 58 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Piero Campelli
Italian footballer (1893-1946).
Born December 20th, 1893 in Milan.
Died October 20th, 1946 at 52 years old in Milan.
Alexandru Papană
Romanian bobsleddert (1906–1946).
Born October 18th, 1906 in Bucharest.
Died April 17th, 1946 at 39 years old in Las Vegas (poison).
Pietro Boetto
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 19th, 1871 in Vigone.
Died January 31st, 1946 at 74 years old in Genoa.
Georg Åberg
Swedish long and triple jumper (1893–1946).
Born January 20th, 1893.
Died August 18th, 1946 at 53 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
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]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 439
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