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In the year 1946

406 Notable deaths

Edwin Mills

British tug of war competitor.

Born May 17th, 1878 in Warwickshire.

Died November 12th, 1946 at 68 years old in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Johannes Abromeit

German botanist (1857-1946).

Born February 17th, 1857 in Ulyanovo, Kaliningrad Oblast.

Died January 19th, 1946 at 88 years old in Jena.

Joseph Rheden

Austrian astronomer and photographer (1873-1946).

Born April 5th, 1873 in Amlach.

Died August 6th, 1946 at 73 years old in Lienz.

Allen Lard

Amateur golfer.

Born August 6th, 1866 in Lexington.

Died January 22nd, 1946 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C..

Kaarlo Ekholm

Gymnast (1884-1946).

Born December 7th, 1884 in Vyborg.

Died May 13th, 1946 at 61 years old in Helsinki.

Agustín Parrado y García

Catholic cardinal (1872-1946).

Born October 5th, 1872 in Fuensaldaña.

Died October 8th, 1946 at 74 years old in Granada.

George Cloutier

Canadian lacrosse player.

Born July 16th, 1876 in Pembroke.

Died April 20th, 1946 at 69 years old

João Sassetti

Fencer.

Born January 22nd, 1892 in Lisbon.

Died May 28th, 1946 at 54 years old in Lisbon.

Francis Newton

American golfer.

Born January 3rd, 1874 in Washington, D.C..

Died August 3rd, 1946 at 72 years old in Greenwich.

Vincentas Borisevičius

Lithuanian bishop (1887-1946).

Born November 23rd, 1887 in Bebrininkai.

Died November 18th, 1946 at 58 years old in Vilnius.

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