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In the year 1948
376 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1948 at 38 years old in Trondheim (gunshot wound).
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.
George Ault
American painter (1891-1948).
Born October 11th, 1891 in Cleveland.
Died December 30th, 1948 at 57 years old in Woodstock (drowning).
Alexander du Toit
South african geologist (1878-1948).
Born March 14th, 1878 in Newlands. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1948 at 69 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Secretary of labor (1894-1948).
Born September 20th, 1894 in Superior.
Died June 10th, 1948 at 53 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Bill Cody
American actor (1891-1948).
Born January 5th, 1891 in Saint Paul.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 57 years old in Santa Monica.
Hayao Tada
Japanese general (1882-1948).
Born February 24th, 1882 in Sendai.
Died December 16th, 1948 at 66 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
Deaths 211 to 220 of 376
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