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In the year 1948
346 Notable deaths
Wilhelm von Opel
Member of the german opel family.
Born May 15th, 1871 in Rüsselsheim am Main. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1948 at 76 years old in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Charles Bryant
British actor and film director.
Born January 8th, 1879 in Hartford.
Died August 7th, 1948 at 69 years old in Mount Kisco.
Walter Schimana
German general.
Born March 12th, 1898 in Opava.
Died September 12th, 1948 at 50 years old in Salzburg.
Josef Kollmer
Ss officer (1901-1948).
Born February 26th, 1901 in Kollnburg.
Died January 28th, 1948 at 46 years old in Kraków (hanging).
Siegfried Fehmer
German gestapo officer.
Born January 10th, 1911 in Munich. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1948 at 37 years old in Oslo (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Marie Steiner-von Sivers
Anthroposophist (1867-1948).
Born March 14th, 1867 in Włocławek. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1948 at 81 years old in Beatenberg. [ref]
Hans Möser
Ss-obersturmführer.
Born April 7th, 1906 in Darmstadt.
Died November 26th, 1948 at 42 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Zhou Fohai
Chinese politician (1897–1948).
Born May 29th, 1897 in Yuanling County. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1948 at 50 years old in Nanjing Prison. [ref]
Leo White
German-american actor (1873-1948).
Born November 10th, 1873 in Grudziądz. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1948 at 74 years old in Glendale. [ref]
Kan Kikuchi
Japanese writer and businessman (1888-1948).
Born December 26th, 1888 in Takamatsu.
Died March 6th, 1948 at 59 years old in Tokyo.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 346
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