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In the year 1948
346 Notable deaths
Alcibiades Diamandi
Greek politician (1893-1948).
Born August 13th, 1893 in Samarina.
Died July 9th, 1948 at 54 years old in Bucharest.
George M. McCune
American linguist (1908-1948).
Born June 16th, 1908 in Pyongyang.
Died November 5th, 1948 at 40 years old in Berkeley.
Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld
German noblewoman (1870-1948).
Born June 22nd, 1870 in Oberkassel.
Died September 3rd, 1948 at 78 years old in Detmold.
Artur Dinter
German writer and nazi politician (1876-1948).
Born June 27th, 1876 in Mulhouse.
Died June 21st, 1948 at 71 years old in Offenburg.
Ludwik Silberstein
Polish physicist.
Born May 17th, 1872 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1948 at 75 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer
Polish writer.
Born February 12th, 1865 in Ludźmierz. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1948 at 82 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Oskar von Niedermayer
German general.
Born November 8th, 1885 in Freising.
Died September 25th, 1948 at 62 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Thomas Theodor Heine
German artist (1867-1948).
Born February 28th, 1867 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1948 at 80 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Karl Bonhoeffer
German psychiatrist.
Born March 21st, 1868 in Neresheim.
Died December 4th, 1948 at 80 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Julius Curtius
German politician (1877-1948).
Born February 7th, 1877 in Duisburg. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1948 at 71 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 346
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