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In the year 1946
447 Notable deaths
George Wilkinson
British water polo player (1879–1946).
Born March 3rd, 1879 in Manchester.
Died August 7th, 1946 at 67 years old in Hyde.
Jean Abadie
French neurologist.
Born December 15th, 1873 in Tarbes. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1946 at 72 years old
Enrico Gasparri
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 25th, 1871 in Ussita.
Died May 20th, 1946 at 74 years old in Rome.
Harry Edwin Wood
English astronomer (1881-1946).
Born February 3rd, 1881 in Manchester.
Died February 27th, 1946 at 65 years old in Cradock.
Sergey von Freymann
Russian-uzbekistani chess player (1882-1946).
Born May 7th, 1882 in Vladivostok.
Died April 14th, 1946 at 63 years old in Tashkent.
Egil Eide
Actor, film director (1868-1946).
Born August 24th, 1868 in Haugesund.
Died December 13th, 1946 at 78 years old in Haugesund.
Luigi Maggi
Italian actor (1867-1946).
Born December 21st, 1867 in Turin.
Died August 22nd, 1946 at 78 years old in Turin.
Stanisław Kutrzeba
Polish historian (1876-1946).
Born November 15th, 1876 in Kraków. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1946 at 69 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Franz von Hoesslin
German conductor (1885-1946).
Born December 31st, 1885 in Munich.
Died September 25th, 1946 at 60 years old in Sète.
Andrey Vitruk
Soviet air force general.
Born July 8th, 1902 in Andrushki.
Died July 3rd, 1946 at 43 years old in Kyiv.
Deaths 391 to 400 of 447
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel