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In the year 1948
388 Notable deaths
Malcolm Campbell
English racing driver and speed record holder.
Born March 11th, 1885 in Chislehurst.
Died December 31st, 1948 at 63 years old in Reigate.
Yellapragada Subbarow
Indian-american scientist.
Born January 12th, 1895 in Bhimavaram.
Died August 9th, 1948 at 53 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Franz Lehár
Austrian composer.
Born April 30th, 1870 in Komárom. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1948 at 78 years old in Bad Ischl. [ref]
Feng Yuxiang
Chinese general and politician, took part in overthrowing qing empire, a warlord during the republican era (1882-1948).
Born November 6th, 1882 in Baoding.
Died September 1st, 1948 at 65 years old in Black Sea.
Nikolai Berdyaev
Russian philosopher.
Born March 18th, 1874 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1948 at 74 years old in Clamart. [ref]
George Beurling
Second world war flying ace (1921–1948).
Born December 6th, 1921 in Verdun.
Died May 21st, 1948 at 26 years old in Rome. [ref]
Arthur Liebehenschel
Ss officer (1901–1948).
Born November 25th, 1901 in Poznań.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 46 years old in Kraków (hanging to death). [ref]
May Whitty
English actress (1865-1948).
Born June 19th, 1865 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1948 at 82 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer). [ref]
Therese Brandl
Nazi concentration camp guard (1902–1948).
Born February 1st, 1902 in Staudach-Egerndach.
Died January 28th, 1948 at 45 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
Charles A. Beard
American historian (1874-1948).
Born November 27th, 1874 in Knightstown.
Died September 1st, 1948 at 73 years old in New Haven.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 388
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé