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In the year 1948
376 Notable deaths
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]
Marcelle Tinayre
French writer and journalist (1870–1948).
Born October 8th, 1870 in Tulle.
Died August 23rd, 1948 at 77 years old in Grosrouvre.
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).
Austin Roberts
South african zoologist and ornithologist (1883-1948).
Born January 3rd, 1883 in Pretoria.
Died May 5th, 1948 at 65 years old in Lusikisiki (traffic collision).
Carl Edward Bailey
Arkansas politician (1894-1948).
Born October 8th, 1894 in Bernie.
Died October 23rd, 1948 at 54 years old in Little Rock (myocardial infarction).
Aleksandr Grossheim
Russian soviet botanist (1888-1948).
Born March 6th, 1888 in Lykhivka.
Died December 4th, 1948 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Antoine Lacroix
French mineralogist and geologist (1863–1948).
Born February 4th, 1863 in Mâcon. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1948 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 376
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