In the year 1948

396 Notable deaths

Avedis Aharonyan

Politician and writer (1866-1948).

Born January 4th, 1866 in Iğdır.

Died March 20th, 1948 at 82 years old in Marseille.

Prince Sabahaddin

Ottoman noble (1877–1948).

Born February 13th, 1877 in Istanbul.

Died June 30th, 1948 at 71 years old in Canton of Neuchâtel.

Frederick Gardner Cottrell

American chemist (1877–1948).

Born January 10th, 1877 in Oakland.

Died November 16th, 1948 at 71 years old in Berkeley.

Sextil Pușcariu

Romanian diplomat and academic (1877-1948).

Born January 4th, 1877 in Brașov.

Died May 5th, 1948 at 71 years old in Bran.

Tatsukichi Minobe

Japanese legal scholar.

Born May 7th, 1873 in Hyogo Prefecture.

Died May 23rd, 1948 at 75 years old

Johan Hjort

Norwegian marine biologist (1869–1948).

Born February 18th, 1869 in Christiania.

Died October 7th, 1948 at 79 years old in Oslo.

Marcel Brillouin

French mathematician and physicist (1854-1948).

Born December 19th, 1854 in Melle.

Died June 16th, 1948 at 93 years old in Paris.

Adachi Kenzō

Japanese politician.

Born December 20th, 1864 in Kumamoto.

Died August 2nd, 1948 at 83 years old in Kumamoto.

Gustav Giemsa

German scientist (1867–1948).

Born November 20th, 1867 in Kędzierzyn-Koźle.

Died June 10th, 1948 at 80 years old in Biberwier.

Bevil Rudd

Athletics competitor (1894–1948).

Born October 5th, 1894 in Kimberley.

Died February 2nd, 1948 at 53 years old in Kimberley.

Deaths 261 to 270 of 396

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