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In the year 1948
376 Notable deaths
Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell
U.s. entomologist, botanist and zoologist (1866–1948).
Born August 22nd, 1866 in London.
Died January 26th, 1948 at 81 years old in San Diego.
Ernest Bieler
Swiss artist (1863-1948).
Born July 31st, 1863 in Rolle. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1948 at 84 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Franz Stock
Catholic priest, wartime chaplain and peace activist (1904–1948).
Born September 21st, 1904 in Neheim.
Died February 24th, 1948 at 43 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Frederic Creswell
South african politician (1866–1948).
Born November 13th, 1866 in Gibraltar.
Died August 25th, 1948 at 81 years old in Cape Town.
František Svoboda
Czech footballer (1906–1948).
Born August 5th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died July 6th, 1948 at 41 years old in Czechoslovakia.
Vasily Kachalov
Russian and soviet actor.
Born February 11th, 1875 in Vilnius.
Died September 30th, 1948 at 73 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Nicodim Munteanu
Romanian bishop (1864–1948).
Born December 6th, 1864 in Pipirig.
Died February 27th, 1948 at 83 years old in Bucharest (lung disease).
Ōtani Kōzui
Japanese noble.
Born December 27th, 1876 in Kyoto.
Died October 5th, 1948 at 71 years old in Beppu (stomach cancer).
Henrik Lund
Greenlandic lutheran pastor, poet, painter, and author of greenland's national anthem (1875-1948).
Born September 29th, 1875 in Nanortalik.
Died June 17th, 1948 at 72 years old in Narsaq. [ref]
Henri-Alexandre Deslandres
French astronomer (1853-1948).
Born July 24th, 1853 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1948 at 94 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 376
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