In the year 1948
346 Notable deaths
Claude McKay
Jamaican american writer, poet.
Born September 15th, 1989 in Clarendon Parish. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1948 at -42 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anna Jarvis
Founder of mother's day.
Born May 1st, 1864 in Webster. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1948 at 84 years old in West Chester (Soviet Union).
Karl Brandt
German nazi ss officer and physician, executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity (1904-1948).
Born January 8th, 1904 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 44 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Yoshiko Kawashima
Japanese spy in china (1907-1948).
Born May 24th, 1907 in Beijing.
Died March 25th, 1948 at 40 years old in Beijing (ballistic trauma).
Maria Mandel
Austrian holocaust perpetrator (1912-1948).
Born January 10th, 1912 in Münzkirchen.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 36 years old in Kraków (hanging).
Abigail Greene Aldrich
American socialite and philanthropist (1874-1948).
Born October 26th, 1874 in Providence.
Died April 5th, 1948 at 73 years old in New York City.
Ruth Benedict
American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948).
Born June 5th, 1887 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1948 at 61 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Harry Dexter White
American economist and politician (1892-1948).
Born October 29th, 1892 in Boston.
Died August 16th, 1948 at 55 years old in Fitzwilliam.
Sophia Duleep Singh
British suffragist.
Born August 8th, 1876 in Elveden Hall.
Died August 22nd, 1948 at 72 years old in Tylers Green.
Warren William
Broadway and hollywood actor.
Born December 2nd, 1894 in Aitkin. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1948 at 53 years old in Encino (multiple myeloma). [ref]
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare