In the year 1946
439 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]
Empress Wanrong
Wife of puyi, empress of china (1906-1946).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Beijing.
Died June 20th, 1946 at 39 years old in Yanji (drug withdrawal).
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).
Jenny-Wanda Barkmann
Nazi concentration camp guard (1922–1946).
Born May 30th, 1922 in Hamburg.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 24 years old in Gdańsk (hanging).
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).
Deaths 31 to 40 of 439
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde