In the year 1948
396 Notable deaths
George Ault
American painter (1891-1948).
Born October 11th, 1891 in Cleveland.
Died December 30th, 1948 at 57 years old in Woodstock (drowning).
Viola Allen
American actress (1867–1948).
Born October 27th, 1867 in Huntsville.
Died May 9th, 1948 at 80 years old in New York City.
Zhu Ziqing
Chinese poet (1898–1948).
Born November 22nd, 1898 in Haizhou Zhilizhou.
Died August 12th, 1948 at 49 years old in Beijing.
Pavel Rybalko
Soviet military commander (1894-1948).
Born November 4th, 1894 in Malyi Vystorop.
Died August 28th, 1948 at 53 years old in Moscow (kidney disease).
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
Uruguayan musician, pianist, journalist, and tango composer.
Born March 18th, 1897 in Montevideo.
Died April 25th, 1948 at 51 years old in Montevideo.
Edythe Chapman
American actress (1863-1948).
Born October 8th, 1863 in Rochester.
Died October 15th, 1948 at 85 years old in Glendale (disease).
William Nicholas Selig
American actor and filmmaker (1864–1948).
Born March 14th, 1864 in Chicago.
Died July 15th, 1948 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
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]
George M. McCune
American linguist (1908-1948).
Born June 16th, 1908 in Pyongyang.
Died November 5th, 1948 at 40 years old in Berkeley.
Eille Norwood
British actor (1861–1948).
Born October 11th, 1861 in York.
Died December 24th, 1948 at 87 years old in London (disease).
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling