In the year 1948
396 Notable deaths
Franz Weidenreich
German anatomist.
Born June 7th, 1873 in Edenkoben. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1948 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jacques Feyder
Film director (1885-1948).
Born July 21st, 1885 in Ixelles - Elsene.
Died May 25th, 1948 at 62 years old in Prangins. [ref]
Mimmo Paladino
Italian painter (born 1948).
Born December 18th, 1948 in Paduli. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1948 at 0 years old
August Hlond
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 5th, 1881 in Brzęczkowice. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1948 at 67 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Abraham Brill
American psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1874–1948).
Born October 13th, 1874 in Kańczuga.
Died March 2nd, 1948 at 73 years old in New York City.
Ernst Herzfeld
German archaeologist.
Born July 23rd, 1879 in Celle. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1948 at 68 years old in Basel. [ref]
Thomas Armat
American cinematographer (1866–1948).
Born October 25th, 1866 in Fredericksburg.
Died September 30th, 1948 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C..
Elsa Brändström
Swedish nurse (1888-1948).
Born March 26th, 1888 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 4th, 1948 at 59 years old in Cambridge.
Onisaburo Deguchi
Japanese shinto leader.
Born August 27th, 1871 in Tamba Province.
Died January 19th, 1948 at 76 years old [ref]
John Robert Gregg
Irish inventor and writer.
Born June 17th, 1867 in Rockcorry.
Died February 23rd, 1948 at 80 years old in New York City (disease).
Deaths 191 to 200 of 396
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson