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In the year 1948
376 Notable deaths
Lincoln Stedman
Actor.
Born May 18th, 1907 in Denver.
Died March 22nd, 1948 at 40 years old in Los Angeles.
Qajimuqan Mungaytpasuli
Kazakh wrestler (1871-1948).
Born April 7th, 1871 in Tselinograd District.
Died August 12th, 1948 at 77 years old in Ordabasy District.
Christian Kautz
Swiss racing driver (1913-1948).
Born November 23rd, 1913 in City of Brussels.
Died July 4th, 1948 at 34 years old in Bremgarten bei Bern.
Frank Brownlee
Actor (1874-1948).
Born October 11th, 1874 in Dallas.
Died February 10th, 1948 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Hagop Oshagan
Armenian literary figure (1883-1948).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Bursa.
Died February 17th, 1948 at 64 years old in Aleppo.
Władysław Witwicki
Polish psychologist, philosopher, translator historian (of philosophy and art), and artist.
Born April 30th, 1878 in Lubaczów. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1948 at 70 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna. [ref]
Ladislav Troják
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1914-1948).
Born June 15th, 1914 in Košice. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1948 at 34 years old in English Channel (aviation accident). [ref]
Gabrielle D. Clements
American painter, etcher, and print maker.
Born September 11th, 1858 in Philadelphia.
Died March 26th, 1948 at 89 years old in Cape Ann.
Raffaele Rossi
Italian cardinal of the roman catholic church (1876–1948).
Born October 28th, 1876 in Pisa.
Died September 17th, 1948 at 71 years old in Crespano del Grappa.
Giacomo Albanese
Italian mathematician (1890-1948).
Born July 11th, 1890 in Geraci Siculo.
Died June 8th, 1948 at 57 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn