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In the year 1948
346 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Uzeyir Hajibeyov
Azerbaijani composer (1885–1948).
Born September 17th, 1885 in Aghjabadi.
Died November 23rd, 1948 at 63 years old in Baku (heart failure). [ref]
Eric Muhsfeldt
Ss officer (1913-1948).
Born February 18th, 1913 in Hennigsdorf.
Died January 28th, 1948 at 34 years old in Kraków (hanging).
Elissa Landi
Italian born actress who was popular in hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s.
Born December 6th, 1904 in Venice. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1948 at 43 years old in Kingston (cancer). [ref]
Paul Wegener
German actor (1874-1948).
Born December 11th, 1874 in Jarantowice. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1948 at 73 years old in Wilmersdorf. [ref]
Waldemar Hoven
German physician, ss officer and convicted war criminal (1903-1948).
Born February 10th, 1903 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 45 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).
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).
Richard C. Tolman
American physicist (1881-1948).
Born March 4th, 1881 in West Newton.
Died September 5th, 1948 at 67 years old in Pasadena.
Philippa Fawcett
English mathematician.
Born April 4th, 1868 in Brighton.
Died June 10th, 1948 at 80 years old in London.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 346
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