In the year 1948
388 Notable deaths
Mary Nolan
American actress (1902–1948).
Born December 18th, 1902 in Louisville.
Died October 31st, 1948 at 45 years old in Hollywood.
Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein
German general.
Born April 24th, 1870 in Nuremberg.
Died January 16th, 1948 at 77 years old in Munich.
Weston Price
American dentist.
Born September 6th, 1870 in Stone Mills.
Died June 23rd, 1948 at 77 years old
Lyuh Woon-hyung
Korean politician.
Born May 25th, 1886 in Yangpyeong County.
Died July 19th, 1948 at 62 years old in Seoul.
Amir Sjarifuddin
Prime minister of indonesia (1907-1948).
Born April 27th, 1907 in Medan.
Died December 19th, 1948 at 41 years old in Surakarta (ballistic trauma).
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).
Heitarō Kimura
Japanese general (1888-1948).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 60 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
Philippa Fawcett
English mathematician.
Born April 4th, 1868 in Brighton.
Died June 10th, 1948 at 80 years old in London.
Solomon Mikhoels
Yiddish theatre performer.
Born March 16th, 1890 in Daugavpils. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1948 at 57 years old in Minsk (traffic collision). [ref]
Umberto Giordano
Italian opera composer.
Born August 28th, 1867 in Foggia. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1948 at 81 years old in Milan. [ref]
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene