In the year 1948
346 Notable deaths
Otto Rasch
Nazi holocaust perpetrator (1891-1948).
Born December 7th, 1891 in Friedrichsruh.
Died November 1st, 1948 at 56 years old (Parkinson's disease).
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovak diplomat and politician (1886-1948).
Born September 14th, 1886 in Vinohrady. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1948 at 61 years old in Hradčany (defenestration). [ref]
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
Prince adalbert of prussia (1884-1948).
Born July 14th, 1884 in Potsdam.
Died September 22nd, 1948 at 64 years old in La Tour-de-Peilz.
Caroline Lacroix
Royal mistress.
Born May 13th, 1883 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1948 at 64 years old in Cambo-les-Bains. [ref]
Prince Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta
Italian prince and navy officer (1900-1948).
Born March 9th, 1900 in Turin.
Died January 29th, 1948 at 47 years old in Buenos Aires.
Viktor Brack
German economist and nazi party functionary, convicted war criminal (1904-1948).
Born November 9th, 1904 in Haaren.
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 43 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Ed Ricketts
American marine biologist (1897-1948).
Born May 14th, 1897 in Chicago.
Died May 11th, 1948 at 50 years old in Salinas (railway accident).
Josef Bühler
German general (1904-1948).
Born February 16th, 1904 in Bad Waldsee.
Died August 22nd, 1948 at 44 years old in Kraków (hanging).
Harry Price
British writer.
Born January 17th, 1881 in London.
Died March 29th, 1948 at 67 years old in Pulborough.
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.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 346
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel