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In the year 1948
376 Notable deaths
Siegmund von Hausegger
Austrian composer and conductor (1872-1948).
Born August 16th, 1872 in Graz. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1948 at 76 years old in Munich. [ref]
Gustav Giemsa
German scientist (1867–1948).
Born November 20th, 1867 in Kędzierzyn-Koźle.
Died June 10th, 1948 at 80 years old in Biberwier.
Wilhelm Külz
German politician (1875-1948).
Born February 18th, 1875 in Borna.
Died April 10th, 1948 at 73 years old in Berlin.
Dildar
Iraqi kurdish poet and political activist.
Born February 20th, 1918 in Koy Sanjaq.
Died October 20th, 1948 at 30 years old in Erbil.
Jack Nelson
American actor, film director (1882-1948).
Born October 15th, 1882 in Memphis.
Died November 10th, 1948 at 66 years old in North Bay.
Konstantin Igumnov
Russian pianist.
Born May 1st, 1873 in Lebedyan. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1948 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Charles Bennett
British athlete (1870–1948).
Born December 9th, 1871 in Dorset. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1948 at 77 years old in Bournemouth. [ref]
James Young
American film director, actor and screenwriter (1872-1948).
Born January 1st, 1872 in Baltimore.
Died June 9th, 1948 at 76 years old in New York City.
Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer
Hungarian politician (1881-1948).
Born February 18th, 1881 in Pécs.
Died March 3rd, 1948 at 67 years old in Vienna (lung cancer).
Francisco Alonso
Spanish composer.
Born May 9th, 1887 in Granada. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1948 at 61 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 376
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