In the year 1948
346 Notable deaths
Montagu Toller
English cricketer (1871-1948).
Born February 2nd, 1871 in Barnstaple. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1948 at 77 years old
István Barta
Hungarian water polo player.
Born August 13th, 1895 in Álmosd.
Died February 16th, 1948 at 52 years old in Budapest.
Giuseppe Timoteo Giaccardo
Italian presbyter (1896-1948).
Born June 13th, 1896 in Narzole. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1948 at 51 years old in Rome (leukemia). [ref]
René Benjamin
French writer.
Born March 20th, 1885 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1948 at 63 years old in Tours. [ref]
Baldassarre Negroni
Film director, screenwriter (1877-1948).
Born January 21st, 1877 in Rome.
Died July 18th, 1948 at 71 years old in Rome.
Jurgis Šaulys
Lithuanian politician (1879-1948).
Born May 5th, 1879 in Balsėnai. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1948 at 69 years old in Lugano. [ref]
Edgar Leonard
Us tennis player.
Born June 19th, 1881 in West Newton.
Died October 7th, 1948 at 67 years old in New York City.
Jean-Baptiste Chabot
French catholic priest and scholar.
Born February 16th, 1860 in Vouvray. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1948 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Marie Baron
Dutch swimmer.
Born February 5th, 1908 in Rotterdam.
Died July 23rd, 1948 at 40 years old in Rotterdam.
Carl Abrahamsson
Sportsman.
Born May 1st, 1896 in Södertälje.
Died December 25th, 1948 at 52 years old in Södertälje (myocardial infarction).
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold