In the year 1948
396 Notable deaths
Oskar von Niedermayer
German general (1885-1948).
Born November 8th, 1885 in Freising.
Died September 25th, 1948 at 62 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Matthew Charlton
Australian politician (1866-1948).
Born March 15th, 1866 in Linton.
Died December 8th, 1948 at 82 years old in Lambton.
Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld
German noblewoman (1870-1948).
Born June 22nd, 1870 in Oberkassel.
Died September 3rd, 1948 at 78 years old in Detmold.
Alexander du Toit
South african geologist (1878-1948).
Born March 14th, 1878 in Newlands.
Died February 25th, 1948 at 69 years old in Cape Town.
Alfredo Baldomir
President of uruguay (1884-1948).
Born August 27th, 1884 in Paysandú.
Died February 24th, 1948 at 63 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Smaranda Brăescu
Romanian skydiver.
Born May 21st, 1897 in Hănțești.
Died February 2nd, 1948 at 50 years old in Cluj-Napoca.
Prosper Montagné
French chef (1865-1948).
Born November 14th, 1865 in Carcassonne.
Died April 22nd, 1948 at 82 years old in Sèvres.
Jack Nelson
American actor, film director (1882-1948).
Born October 15th, 1882 in Memphis.
Died November 10th, 1948 at 66 years old in North Bay.
Thomas Theodor Heine
German artist (1867–1948).
Born February 28th, 1867 in Leipzig.
Died January 26th, 1948 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
Julius Curtius
German politician (1877-1948).
Born February 7th, 1877 in Duisburg.
Died November 10th, 1948 at 71 years old in Heidelberg.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 396
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo