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In the year 1946
420 Notable deaths
Joe Keaton
American actor (1867-1946).
Born July 6th, 1867 in Indiana. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1946 at 78 years old in Ventura County (traffic collision). [ref]
Herbert Baker
British architect (1862-1946).
Born June 9th, 1862 in Owletts.
Died February 4th, 1946 at 83 years old in Owletts.
Karl Eberhard Schöngarth
German general, war criminal (1903-1946).
Born April 22nd, 1903 in Leipzig.
Died May 16th, 1946 at 43 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Mae Busch
American actress (1891-1946).
Born June 18th, 1891 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1946 at 54 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Tony Lazzeri
American baseball player and coach (1903-1946).
Born December 6th, 1903 in San Francisco.
Died August 6th, 1946 at 42 years old in San Francisco (fall).
Dai Li
Chinese kmt general (1897–1946).
Born May 28th, 1897 in Jiangshan City.
Died March 17th, 1946 at 48 years old in Nanjing.
Karl Maria Wiligut
Ss general (1866-1946).
Born December 10th, 1866 in Vienna.
Died January 3rd, 1946 at 79 years old in Bad Arolsen.
Jorge Ubico
President of guatemala (1878-1946).
Born November 10th, 1878 in Guatemala City.
Died June 14th, 1946 at 67 years old in New Orleans (lung cancer).
Carter Glass
American politician (1858–1946).
Born January 4th, 1858 in Lynchburg.
Died May 28th, 1946 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
Yōsuke Matsuoka
Japanese politician (1880-1946).
Born March 4th, 1880 in Yamaguchi Prefecture. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1946 at 66 years old in Sugamo Prison (tuberculosis).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 420
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