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In the year 1948
374 Notable deaths
George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
British military commander (1866-1948).
Born November 5th, 1866 in Aberdeen.
Died March 23rd, 1948 at 81 years old in London.
Rosika Schwimmer
Hungarian activist, editor (1877-1948).
Born September 11th, 1877 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1948 at 70 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Alexander Piorkowski
German nazi concentration camp commandant.
Born October 11th, 1904 in Bremen.
Died October 22nd, 1948 at 44 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).
Arthur Whitten Brown
British army officer.
Born July 23rd, 1886 in Glasgow.
Died October 4th, 1948 at 62 years old in Swansea (Veronal poisoning).
Warren Hymer
Actor (1906-1948).
Born February 25th, 1906 in New York City.
Died March 25th, 1948 at 42 years old in Los Angeles.
Princess Helene of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Hereditary grand duchess of oldenburg.
Born December 22nd, 1899 in Bad Arolsen.
Died February 18th, 1948 at 48 years old in Rastede.
Weston Price
American dentist.
Born September 6th, 1870 in Stone Mills.
Died June 23rd, 1948 at 77 years old
Karl Möckel
Ss officer (1901-1948).
Born January 9th, 1901 in Klingenthal.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 47 years old in Kraków (hanging).
Musso
Indonesian communist politician (1898-1948).
Born August 12th, 1898 in Kediri.
Died October 31st, 1948 at 50 years old in Madiun.
Mary Eaton
American actress (1901-1948).
Born January 29th, 1901 in Norfolk.
Died October 10th, 1948 at 47 years old in Hollywood (liver cirrhosis).
Deaths 161 to 170 of 374
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