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In the year 1948
346 Notable deaths
Monteiro Lobato
Brazilian writer.
Born April 18th, 1882 in Taubaté. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1948 at 66 years old in São Paulo (lung cancer). [ref]
Georges Bernanos
French writer (1888 – 1948).
Born February 20th, 1888 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1948 at 60 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (liver cancer). [ref]
Richard Tauber
Austrian tenor (1891-1948).
Born May 16th, 1891 in Linz. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1948 at 56 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]
Maximilian Grabner
Ss officer.
Born October 2nd, 1905 in Vienna.
Died January 28th, 1948 at 42 years old in Kraków (hanging).
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
Imam of yemen (1869–1948).
Born June 18th, 1869 in Sanaa.
Died February 17th, 1948 at 78 years old in Sanaa. [ref]
Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
British politician (1865-1948).
Born April 4th, 1865 in London. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1948 at 82 years old in Knowsley Hall. [ref]
Manuel Ponce
Mexican composer.
Born December 8th, 1886 in Zacatecas. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1948 at 61 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Kâzım Karabekir
Turkish general (1882-1948).
Born July 23rd, 1882 in Küçükmustafapaşa. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1948 at 65 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
Sabahattin Ali
Turkish novelist and poet (1907-1948).
Born February 25th, 1907 in Ardino. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1948 at 41 years old in Kırklareli.
Elsa Ehrich
Female nazi war criminal.
Born March 8th, 1914 in Bredereiche.
Died October 26th, 1948 at 34 years old in Lublin (hanging).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 346
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