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In the year 1948
346 Notable deaths
Nigel De Brulier
English actor (1877-1948).
Born August 8th, 1877 in Bristol.
Died January 30th, 1948 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.
Paul Nitsche
German psychiatrist (1876-1948).
Born November 25th, 1876 in Colditz.
Died March 25th, 1948 at 71 years old in Dresden (guillotine, decapitation).
Frank Benford
American electrical engineer & physicist best known for rediscovering benford's law (1883-1948).
Born May 29th, 1883 in Johnstown. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1948 at 65 years old in Schenectady. [ref]
Zhu Ziqing
Chinese poet.
Born November 22nd, 1898 in Haizhou Zhilizhou. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1948 at 49 years old in Beijing.
Richard von Kühlmann
German diplomat and industrialist (1873-1948).
Born May 3rd, 1873 in Constantinople.
Died February 16th, 1948 at 74 years old in Ohlstadt.
Lilian Braithwaite
British actress (1873-1948).
Born March 9th, 1873 in Ramsgate.
Died September 17th, 1948 at 75 years old in London.
Gerhard Flesch
Nazi war criminal (1909-1948).
Born October 8th, 1909 in Poznań.
Died February 28th, 1948 at 38 years old in Trondheim (ballistic trauma).
Edythe Chapman
American actress (1863-1948).
Born October 8th, 1863 in Rochester.
Died October 15th, 1948 at 85 years old in Glendale (disease).
José Vianna da Motta
Portuguese pianist and composer.
Born April 22nd, 1868 in São Tomé. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1948 at 80 years old in Lisbon.
Smaranda Brăescu
Romanian skydiver.
Born May 21st, 1897 in Hănțești.
Died February 2nd, 1948 at 50 years old in Cluj-Napoca.
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