In the year 1948
373 Notable deaths
Oerip Soemohardjo
Indonesian general (1893–1948).
Born February 22nd, 1893 in Purworejo.
Died November 17th, 1948 at 55 years old in Yogyakarta.
Otto von Stülpnagel
German noble (1878-1948).
Born June 16th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died February 6th, 1948 at 69 years old in Cherche-Midi prison (hanging).
Georg Bruchmüller
German artillery officer (1863–1948).
Born December 11th, 1863 in Berlin.
Died January 26th, 1948 at 84 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Fred Niblo
American film director (1874-1948).
Born January 6th, 1874 in York. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1948 at 74 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
Eric von Rosen
Swedish explorer (1879-1948).
Born June 2nd, 1879 in Skeppsholm church parish. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1948 at 68 years old [ref]
Wesley Clair Mitchell
American statistician.
Born August 5th, 1874 in Rushville. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1948 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Emma Zimmer
Ravensbrook concentration camp overseer (1888-1948).
Born August 14th, 1888 in Schlüchtern.
Died September 20th, 1948 at 60 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Alfred Edward Woodley Mason
British writer (1865-1948).
Born May 7th, 1865 in Dulwich. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1948 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Archduke Peter Ferdinand, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany
Austro-tuscan imperial and royal (1874-1948).
Born May 12th, 1874 in Salzburg.
Died November 8th, 1948 at 74 years old in Sankt Gilgen.
Béla Miklós
Hungarian general and politician (1890-1948).
Born June 11th, 1890 in Budapest.
Died November 21st, 1948 at 58 years old in Budapest.
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson