In the year 1948
388 Notable deaths
Harilal Gandhi
Son of mahatma gandhi (1888-1948).
Born August 23rd, 1888 in Rajkot.
Died June 18th, 1948 at 59 years old in Mumbai (tuberculosis). [ref]
D. W. Griffith
American filmmaker (1875–1948).
Born January 22nd, 1875 in Crestwood.
Died July 23rd, 1948 at 73 years old in Hollywood (cerebral hemorrhage).
Witold Pilecki
Polish underground resistance soldier, world war ii concentration camp resistance leader (1901-1948).
Born May 13th, 1901 in Vilnius, Olonets. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1948 at 47 years old in Warsaw (execution by shooting). [ref]
Unity Mitford
English socialite best known as a devotee of adolf hitler.
Born August 8th, 1914 in London.
Died May 28th, 1948 at 33 years old in Oban (meningitis).
Hugo Boss
German fashion designer (1885-1948).
Born July 8th, 1885 in Metzingen.
Died August 9th, 1948 at 63 years old in Metzingen.
Manuel Roxas
President of the philippines from 1946 to 1948.
Born January 1st, 1892 in Capiz.
Died April 15th, 1948 at 56 years old in Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Charles Evans Hughes
Chief justice of the united states from 1930 to 1941.
Born April 11th, 1862 in Glens Falls. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1948 at 86 years old in Osterville (pneumonia). [ref]
Carole Landis
American actress (1919–1948).
Born January 1st, 1919 in Fairchild.
Died July 5th, 1948 at 29 years old in Pacific Palisades (drug overdose).
Theodor Morell
Personal physician to adolf hitler (1886-1948).
Born July 22nd, 1886 in Trais. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1948 at 61 years old in Tegernsee (stroke). [ref]
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Bulgarian ruler.
Born February 26th, 1861 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1948 at 87 years old in Coburg. [ref]
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen