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In the year 1948
376 Notable deaths
Percy Lowe
English surgeon and ornithologist.
Born January 2nd, 1870 in Stamford.
Died August 18th, 1948 at 78 years old
Robert Schälzky
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament, german nation politician and roman catholic priest (1882-1948).
Born August 13th, 1882 in Ryžoviště.
Died January 27th, 1948 at 65 years old in Lana.
George Mehnert
Olympic wrestler (1881–1948).
Born November 3rd, 1881 in Newark.
Died July 8th, 1948 at 66 years old in Newark.
Bertha Eckstein-Diener
Austrian writer and historian.
Born March 18th, 1874 in Vienna.
Died February 20th, 1948 at 73 years old in Geneva.
Carlos López Buchardo
Argentine composer (1881–1948).
Born October 12th, 1881 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 21st, 1948 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires.
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.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan