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In the year 1948
376 Notable deaths
Voldemārs Zāmuēls
Latvian politician (1872-1948).
Born May 22nd, 1872 in Dzērbene.
Died January 16th, 1948 at 75 years old in Ravensburg.
Klara Johanson
Swedish journalist (1875-1948).
Born October 6th, 1875 in Halmstad. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1948 at 73 years old in Sankt Matteus.
Albert Séguin
Gymnast.
Born March 8th, 1891 in Vienne. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1948 at 57 years old in Villefranche-sur-Saône. [ref]
John Montgomery
American equestrian (1881–1948).
Born November 22nd, 1881 in Elizabethtown.
Died June 7th, 1948 at 66 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Manuel Arce y Ochotorena
Catholic cardinal (1879-1948).
Born August 18th, 1879 in Olza.
Died September 16th, 1948 at 69 years old in Tarragona.
John Anderson
American athlete mainly as a discus thrower.
Born July 4th, 1907 in Cincinnati.
Died July 11th, 1948 at 41 years old (cerebral hemorrhage).
Charles Campbell
British sailor (1881-1948).
Born December 14th, 1881 in Newton Abbot.
Died April 19th, 1948 at 66 years old in Bembridge.
Gyula Glykais
Fencer.
Born April 9th, 1893 in Pomáz.
Died June 12th, 1948 at 55 years old in Szekszárd.
Gustav Schuft
Gymnast.
Born June 16th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died February 8th, 1948 at 69 years old in Cottbus.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 376
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