In the year 1948
388 Notable deaths
Archduke Wilhelm of Austria
Austrian archduke, ukrainian militia officer (1895-1948).
Born February 10th, 1895 in Pula.
Died August 18th, 1948 at 53 years old in Kyiv (tuberculosis).
Manuel Ponce
Mexican composer (1886–1948).
Born December 8th, 1882 in Zacatecas.
Died April 24th, 1948 at 65 years old in Mexico City.
Eric Muhsfeldt
Ss officer (1913-1948).
Born February 18th, 1913 in Hennigsdorf.
Died January 28th, 1948 at 34 years old in Kraków (hanging).
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]
Isaac Isaacs
Australian lawyer, politician and judge (1855-1948).
Born August 6th, 1855 in Melbourne.
Died February 11th, 1948 at 92 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Paul Wegener
German actor and film director (1874-1948).
Born December 11th, 1874 in Jarantowice.
Died September 13th, 1948 at 73 years old in Wilmersdorf.
Jadu Nath Singh
Recipient of param vir chakra (1916-1948).
Born November 21st, 1916 in Khajuri, Dildarnagar.
Died February 6th, 1948 at 31 years old in Nowshera.
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
Scottish biologist, mathematician, and classics scholar.
Born May 2nd, 1860 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1948 at 88 years old in St Andrews. [ref]
Elissa Landi
Italian born actress who was popular in hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s.
Born December 6th, 1904 in Venice.
Died October 21st, 1948 at 43 years old in Kingston (cancer).
Uzeyir Hajibeyov
Azerbaijani composer (1885–1948).
Born September 18th, 1885 in Aghjabadi.
Died November 23rd, 1948 at 63 years old in Baku (heart failure).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 388
Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé