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In the year 1946
439 Notable deaths
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.
Marius Grout
French writer (1903-1946).
Born November 8th, 1903 in Fauville-en-Caux.
Died May 1st, 1946 at 42 years old in Le Havre.
Louis Otten
Dutch footballer (1883-1946).
Born November 5th, 1883 in Rijswijk.
Died November 7th, 1946 at 63 years old in The Hague.
Joseph Rheden
Austrian astronomer and photographer (1873-1946).
Born April 5th, 1873 in Amlach.
Died August 6th, 1946 at 73 years old in Lienz.
Karel Toman
Czech poet, publicist and translator.
Born February 25th, 1877 in Kokovice (Klobuky). [ref]
Died June 12th, 1946 at 69 years old in Prague. [ref]
J.J. Mikkola
Finnish philologist, professor and diplomat (1866-1946).
Born July 6th, 1866 in Ylöjärvi. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1946 at 80 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Antanas Tumėnas
Prime minister of lithuania (1880-1946).
Born May 13th, 1880 in Kurkliečiai.
Died February 8th, 1946 at 65 years old in Bachmanning.
Maurice Grammont
French linguist.
Born April 15th, 1866 in Damprichard. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1946 at 80 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Deaths 391 to 400 of 439
That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson