In the year 1948
388 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Josef Bühler
German general (1904-1948).
Born February 16th, 1904 in Bad Waldsee.
Died August 22nd, 1948 at 44 years old in Kraków (hanging).
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]
Mirin Dajo
Dutch body piercer (1912-1948).
Born August 6th, 1912 in Rotterdam.
Died May 28th, 1948 at 35 years old in Zürich, Winterthur.
Kōki Hirota
Japanese politician executed (1878-1948).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Fukuoka.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 70 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
Irmfried Eberl
Ss officer, first commandant of treblinka extermination camp.
Born September 8th, 1910 in Bregenz.
Died February 16th, 1948 at 37 years old in Ulm (hanging).
Otto Rasch
Nazi holocaust perpetrator (1891–1948).
Born December 7th, 1891 in Friedrichsruh.
Died November 1st, 1948 at 56 years old (Parkinson's disease).
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 am Lech, Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 388
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