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In the year 1946
439 Notable deaths
Burt McKinnie
Amateur golfer (1879–1946).
Born January 17th, 1879 in Pleasanton.
Died November 22nd, 1946 at 67 years old in Millville.
Annie Morrill Smith
American botanist (1856-1946).
Born February 13th, 1856 in Brooklyn.
Died November 26th, 1946 at 90 years old
Ronald Fangen
Norwegian writer.
Born April 29th, 1895 in Kragerø.
Died May 22nd, 1946 at 51 years old in Fornebu.
René Le Grèves
Road bicycle racer.
Born June 6th, 1910 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 25th, 1946 at 35 years old in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.
Ugo Ojetti
Italian writer.
Born July 15th, 1871 in Rome. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1946 at 74 years old in Florence. [ref]
Eino Saastamoinen
Gymnast (1887–1946).
Born October 9th, 1887 in Helsinki.
Died December 4th, 1946 at 59 years old in Helsinki.
Juan Píriz
Uruguayan footballer (1902-1946).
Born May 17th, 1902 in Montevideo.
Died March 23rd, 1946 at 43 years old in Montevideo.
Richard Ludwig
German rugby union player.
Born May 22nd, 1877 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1946 at 69 years old in Königstein im Taunus. [ref]
Petter Larsen
Norwegian sailor (1890–1946).
Born December 6th, 1890 in Christiania.
Died September 13th, 1946 at 55 years old in Oslo.
Deaths 401 to 410 of 439
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