In the year 1946

420 Notable deaths

Werner von Blomberg

German field marshal (1878-1946).

Born September 2nd, 1878 in Stargard. [ref]

Died March 14th, 1946 at 67 years old in Nuremberg (cancer).

Andrey Vlasov

Russian lieutenant general (1901–1946).

Born September 14th, 1901 in Lomakino.

Died August 1st, 1946 at 44 years old in Moscow (hanging).

Harry Hopkins

American politician, 8th united states secretary of commerce, assistant to president franklin delano roosevelt (1890-1946).

Born August 17th, 1890 in Sioux City.

Died January 29th, 1946 at 55 years old in New York City (stomach cancer).

Damon Runyon

American writer (1880–1946).

Born October 4th, 1880 in Manhattan.

Died December 10th, 1946 at 66 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).

Draža Mihailović

Yugoslav general (1893-1946).

Born April 26th, 1893 in Ivanjica.

Died July 17th, 1946 at 53 years old in Belgrade (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Willi Herold

German military personnel and chimney sweep (1925-1946).

Born September 11th, 1925 in Lunzenau.

Died November 14th, 1946 at 21 years old in Wolfenbüttel (decapitation by guillotine).

John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort

Army officer (1886-1946).

Born July 10th, 1886 in London.

Died March 31st, 1946 at 59 years old in London (liver cancer).

Kurt Daluege

German ss general and deputy reich protector of bohemia and moravia (1897-1946).

Born September 15th, 1897 in Kreuzberg.

Died October 24th, 1946 at 49 years old in Prague (hanging).

Karl Hermann Frank

Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament and nazi germany politician (1898-1946).

Born January 24th, 1898 in Karlovy Vary. [ref]

Died May 22nd, 1946 at 48 years old in Prague (hanging). [ref]

László Moholy-Nagy

Hungarian artist (1895-1946).

Born July 20th, 1895 in Bácsborsód. [ref]

Died November 24th, 1946 at 51 years old in Chicago (leukemia). [ref]

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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull