02 Jan 1946
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death
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Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870) |
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03 Jan 1946
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death
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William Joyce, American-English soldier and politician (b. 1906) |
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04 Jan 1946
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death
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Barney Oldfield: Daredevil, dies at 67
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05 Jan 1946
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death
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Kitty Cheatham, American singer and actress (b. 1864) |
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07 Jan 1946
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death
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Adamo Didur, Polish opera singer (b. 1874) |
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09 Jan 1946
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death
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Countee Cullen, American poet and playwright (b. 1903) |
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15 Jan 1946
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death
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Karl Nabersberg, German youth leader (b. 1908) |
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16 Jan 1946
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death
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Johanna HC Albregt actress/wife of Henri Dons (Paradise), dies at 71
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17 Jan 1946
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death
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Gottfried Rudinger composer, dies at 59
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23 Jan 1946
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death
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Feliks Nowowiejski composer, dies at 68
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23 Jan 1946
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death
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Matteo Giulio Bartoli linguist, dies at 72
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26 Jan 1946
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death
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Adriaan van Maanen, Dutch-American astronomer and academic (b. 1884) |
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26 Jan 1946
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death
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Oskar Kallas, Estonian linguist and diplomat (b. 1868) |
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29 Jan 1946
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death
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Harry Hopkins, American politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1890) |
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29 Jan 1946
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death
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Harry L Hopkins US minister of Business (Loan & Lease law), dies at 55
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29 Jan 1946
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death
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Sidney James Jones composer, dies at 84
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01 Feb 1946
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death
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Hans Betghe: Writer, dies at 70
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01 Feb 1946
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death
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Jenő Törzs, Hungarian actor (b. 1887) |
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04 Feb 1946
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death
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Margarete Boie: Writer
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05 Feb 1946
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death
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George Arliss, English actor and playwright (b. 1868) |
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08 Feb 1946
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death
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Miles Mander: Actor / director (Murder, 3 Musketeers), dies at 57
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17 Feb 1946
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death
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Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (b. 1889) |
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20 Feb 1946
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death
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Hugh Allen musician, dies
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21 Feb 1946
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death
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José Streel, Belgian journalist (b. 1911) |
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23 Feb 1946
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death
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Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (b. 1885) |
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02 Mar 1946
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death
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George E. Stewart, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1872) |
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02 Mar 1946
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death
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Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1895) |
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07 Mar 1946
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death
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Hendrik Adamson, Estonian poet and educator (b. 1891) |
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12 Mar 1946
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death
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Ferenc Szálasi, Hungarian soldier and politician, Head of State of Hungary (b. 1897) |
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12 Mar 1946
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death
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Philip Merivale dies at 59
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13 Mar 1946
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death
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Abraham Bredius Dutch art historian (Rembrandt), dies at 90
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13 Mar 1946
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death
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Thomas Frederick Dunhill composer, dies at 69
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13 Mar 1946
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death
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Werner von Blomberg German minister of Reichswehr, dies at 67
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14 Mar 1946
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death
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Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (b. 1878) |
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16 Mar 1946
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death
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Marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl: Dutch Nazi propagandist, executed at 61
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17 Mar 1946
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death
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William Merz, American gymnast and triathlete (b. 1878) |
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17 Mar 1946
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death
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Dai Li, Chinese general (b. 1897) |
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19 Mar 1946
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death
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Amir Hamzah Indonesian poet (Buah Rindu), dies at 35
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20 Mar 1946
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death
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Amadeus William Grabau, American-Chinese geologist, paleontologist, and academic (b. 1870) |
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22 Mar 1946
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death
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Clemens A von Galen bishop of Munster/anti fascist, dies at 68
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23 Mar 1946
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death
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Alexandru Zirra composer, dies at 62
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24 Mar 1946
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death
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Carl Schuhmann, German gymnast, shot putter, and jumper (b. 1869) |
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24 Mar 1946
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death
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Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (b. 1892) |
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24 Mar 1946
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death
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Alexander A Aljechin world chess champion (1927-35, 37-46), dies at 53
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24 Mar 1946
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death
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Gustaf Heintze composer, dies at 66
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27 Mar 1946
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death
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Johnny Summers, English boxer (b. 1882) |
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27 Mar 1946
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death
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Karl Groos, German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1861) |
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27 Mar 1946
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death
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Ludvig Kornerup, Swedish footballer and referee (b. 1871) |
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27 Mar 1946
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death
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Octave Aubry, French historian and author (b. 1881) |
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27 Mar 1946
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death
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Gabriela Preissov
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28 Mar 1946
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death
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Chick Fullis, American baseball player (b. 1904) |
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30 Mar 1946
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death
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John S S P V Gort viscount of Limerick/Hamsterley, dies at 59
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01 Apr 1946
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death
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Noah Beery, Sr., American actor and singer (b. 1882) |
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03 Apr 1946
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death
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Masaharu Homma, Japanese general (b. 1887) |
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05 Apr 1946
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death
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Vincent Millie Youmans: US Composer (Tea For Two), dies at 47
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05 Apr 1946
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death
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Vincent Youmans, American composer and producer (b. 1898) |
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12 Apr 1946
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death
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August Borms Flemish nazi collaborator, executed at 67
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12 Apr 1946
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death
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F Guicciardi writer, dies
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13 Apr 1946
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death
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William Henry Bell composer, dies at 72
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16 Apr 1946
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death
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Arthur Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver and engineer (b. 1884) |
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17 Apr 1946
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death
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John Iddon cricketer (car accident 5 Tests for England 1934-35), dies
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21 Apr 1946
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death
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John Maynard Keynes, English economist and philosopher (b. 1883) |
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21 Apr 1946
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death
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John M Keynes English economist (How to pay for the war?), dies at 62
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21 Apr 1946
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death
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Robert Graham cricketer (3 wickets for South Africa in 2 Tests 1898-99), dies
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22 Apr 1946
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death
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Harlan Fiske Stone: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1941-46), dies at 73
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22 Apr 1946
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death
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Harlan F. Stone, American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1872) |
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22 Apr 1946
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death
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Lionel Atwill, English-American actor (b. 1885) |
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23 Apr 1946
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death
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Jesus Castillo composer, dies at 68
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25 Apr 1946
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death
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Albert Knight cricketer (3 Tests for England on 1903-04 tour), dies
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25 Apr 1946
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death
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Joseph Vine cricketer (batted in two Tests England vs Australia 1911-12), dies
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26 Apr 1946
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death
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James Larkin White, American miner, explorer, and park ranger (b. 1882) |
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26 Apr 1946
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death
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Hermann Keyserling count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65
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28 Apr 1946
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death
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Louis Bachelier, French mathematician and academic (b. 1870) |
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01 May 1946
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death
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Edward Cuthbert Bairstow: Composer, dies at 71
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01 May 1946
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death
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Percy William Whitlock: Composer, dies at 42
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07 May 1946
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death
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Anton A Mussert: Engineer / NSB leader, executed
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07 May 1946
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death
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Herbert Macaulay, Nigerian journalist and politician (b. 1864) |
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12 May 1946
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death
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Leopold Socha, Ukrainian-Polish sewage inspector (b. 1909) |
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16 May 1946
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death
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Karl Weinbacher, German manager (b. 1898) |
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16 May 1946
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death
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Bruno Tesch, German chemist and businessman (b. 1890) |
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19 May 1946
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death
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Booth Tarkington, American author and playwright (b. 1869) |
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20 May 1946
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death
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Jacob Ellehammer, Danish pilot and engineer (b. 1871) |
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25 May 1946
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death
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Marcel Petiot, French physician (b. 1897) |
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25 May 1946
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death
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Patty Smith Hill songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78
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26 May 1946
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death
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Friedrich A H von Waldeck monarch of Waldeck, dies
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28 May 1946
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death
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Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1858) |
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29 May 1946
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death
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Martin Gottfried Weiss, German SS officer (b. 1905) |
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30 May 1946
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death
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Louis Slotin, Canadian physicist and chemist (b. 1910) |
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01 Jun 1946
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death
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Ion Antonescu, Romanian marshal and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1882) |
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03 Jun 1946
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death
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Michail I Kalinin: President (Supreme Soviet), dies at 60
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03 Jun 1946
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death
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Mikhail Kalinin, Russian politician (b. 1875) |
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06 Jun 1946
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death
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Gerhart Hauptmann, German author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862) |
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09 Jun 1946
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death
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Rama VIII: King of Siam (1935-46), dies at 21
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09 Jun 1946
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death
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Ananda Mahidol, Thai king (b. 1925) |
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10 Jun 1946
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death
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Ananda Mahidol: King of Siam, shot dead at 20
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10 Jun 1946
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death
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Jack Johnson, American boxer (b. 1878) |
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12 Jun 1946
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death
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Count Hisaichi Terauchi: Japanese Field Marshal
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13 Jun 1946
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death
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Edward Bowes radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour), dies at 71
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16 Jun 1946
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death
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Ludwig Winder: Writer
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16 Jun 1946
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death
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Miloje Milojevic: Composer, dies at 61
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16 Jun 1946
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death
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Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (b 1889) |
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21 Jun 1946
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death
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Heinrich Kaminski: Composer, dies at 59
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24 Jun 1946
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death
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Louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857) |
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26 Jun 1946
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death
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Max Kögel, German SS officer (b. 1895) |
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26 Jun 1946
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death
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Yōsuke Matsuoka, Japanese politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Japan (b. 1880) |
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27 Jun 1946
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death
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Wanda Gág, American author and illustrator (b. 1893) |
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28 Jun 1946
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death
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Eduard Veterman: Dutch Painter / playwright, dies in an auto accident
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28 Jun 1946
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death
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Raymond Lawler, American soccer player (b. 1888) |
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30 Jun 1946
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death
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Michael Zadora: Composer, dies at 64
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02 Jul 1946
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death
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Anthony Overton: Publisher / cosmetics manufacturer / banker, dies at 81
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04 Jul 1946
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death
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Othenio Able: Austria paleontology, dies at 71
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04 Jul 1946
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death
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Taffy O'Callaghan, Welsh footballer (b. 1906) |
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04 Jul 1946
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death
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Gerda Steinhoff, German concentration camp overseer (b. 1922) |
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06 Jul 1946
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death
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Horace Pippin, American painter (b. 1888) |
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08 Jul 1946
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death
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Aleksander V Aleksandrov: Russian Composer / conductor, dies at 63
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13 Jul 1946
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death
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Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer (b. 1864) |
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15 Jul 1946
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death
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Razor Smith, English cricketer (b. 1877) |
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17 Jul 1946
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death
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Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic: Yugoslav General (Nazi), executed at 53
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17 Jul 1946
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death
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Draža Mihailović, Serbian general (b. 1893) |
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17 Jul 1946
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death
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Mikhailovich resistance leader, executed by Tito regime
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21 Jul 1946
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death
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Gualberto Villarroel, Bolivian politician, 45th President of Bolivia (b. 1908) |
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23 Jul 1946
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death
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James Maxton: Politician
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25 Jul 1946
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death
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Narziss Oh: German psychology
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26 Jul 1946
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death
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Morris Hirshfield: Polish / US painter
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27 Jul 1946
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death
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Gertrude Stein, American author and poet (b. 1874) |
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01 Aug 1946
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death
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Andrei Vlasov: Russian General (Red Army, Wehrmacht) executed at 45
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03 Aug 1946
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death
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Francis Newton, American golfer (b. 1874) |
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05 Aug 1946
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death
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Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1863) |
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06 Aug 1946
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death
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Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and coach (b. 1903) |
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07 Aug 1946
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death
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George Wilkinson, English water polo player (b. 1879) |
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09 Aug 1946
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death
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Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (b. 1876) |
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13 Aug 1946
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death
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H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells: Sci-fi Author (Time Machine), dies at 79
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13 Aug 1946
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death
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Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky: Composer, dies at 33
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13 Aug 1946
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death
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H. G. Wells, English journalist and author (b. 1866) |
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14 Aug 1946
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death
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Susan St James [Susan Jane Miller]: LA California, actress (Kate & Allie)
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16 Aug 1946
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death
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Herman Harrell Horne: Philosopher (idealism)
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17 Aug 1946
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death
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Percy Deane, Australian public servant (b. 1890) |
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29 Aug 1946
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death
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J E Feenstra: Nazi military police commandant, executed
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29 Aug 1946
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death
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Milan Harasta: Composer, dies at 26
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29 Aug 1946
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death
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Adolphus Busch III, American businessman (b. 1891) |
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29 Aug 1946
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death
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John Steuart Curry, American painter (b. 1897) |
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30 Aug 1946
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death
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Konstantin Rodzaevsky, Russian lawyer (b. 1907) |
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31 Aug 1946
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death
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Paul August von Klenau: Danish opera Composer / conductor, dies at 63
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03 Sep 1946
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death
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Carl Emil Paul Lincke: Composer, dies at 79
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04 Sep 1946
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death
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Paul Lincke: German Composer / conductor (Lysistrata), dies at 79
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07 Sep 1946
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death
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Paul Zech: Writer, dies at 65
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09 Sep 1946
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death
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Mynona: Writer, dies at 74
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13 Sep 1946
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death
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Amon Goeth, Austrian captain (b. 1908) |
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13 Sep 1946
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death
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Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1875) |
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13 Sep 1946
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death
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William Watt, Australian politician, 24th Premier of Victoria (b. 1871) |
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16 Sep 1946
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death
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James Jeans: English physicist / Mathematician / astronomer, dies at 69
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16 Sep 1946
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death
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James Hopwood Jeans, English physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1877) |
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16 Sep 1946
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death
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Sir James Jeans dies
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17 Sep 1946
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death
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Frank Burke, American baseball player (b. 1880) |
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20 Sep 1946
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death
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Raimu, French actor (b. 1883) |
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21 Sep 1946
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death
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Leo Bittermieux: Flemish Missionary (Congo), dies at 66
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21 Sep 1946
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death
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Olga Engl, Austrian-German actress (b. 1871) |
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25 Sep 1946
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death
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Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (b. 1879) |
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26 Sep 1946
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death
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William Strunk, Jr., American author and educator (b. 1869) |
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28 Sep 1946
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death
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Jean Van de Eeckhoudt: Belgian painter
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04 Oct 1946
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death
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Barney Oldfield, American race car driver (b. 1878) |
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09 Oct 1946
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death
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Frank Castleman, American football player, baseball player, and coach (b. 1877) |
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12 Oct 1946
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death
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Joseph W Stilwell: US General (China)
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12 Oct 1946
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death
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Joseph Stilwell, American general (b. 1883) |
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13 Oct 1946
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death
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Ole Sæther, Norwegian target shooter (b. 1870) |
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15 Oct 1946
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death
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Hermann Göring, German general and politician (b. 1893) |
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15 Oct 1946
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death
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Hermann Goering Nazi Reichmarshal, poisons himself in prison
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16 Oct 1946
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death
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Alfred G Jodl: Colonel-General / German staff chief weather authority, hanged
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16 Oct 1946
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death
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Alfred Rosenberg: German war criminal, hanged
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16 Oct 1946
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death
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Ernst Kaltenbrunner: Austrian Nazi (SS), hanged
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16 Oct 1946
|
death
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Fritz Sauckel: German war criminal, hanged
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16 Oct 1946
|
death
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Granville Ransome Bantock: English Composer / conductor, dies at 78
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16 Oct 1946
|
death
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Hans Franc: German war criminal, hanged
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16 Oct 1946
|
death
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Joachim von Ribbentrop: German war criminal, hanged
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16 Oct 1946
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death
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Wilhelm Frick: German war criminal, hanged
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16 Oct 1946
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death
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Wilhelm Keitel: German Field Marshal, hanged
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16 Oct 1946
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death
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Nuremberg trial executions of the Main Trial (Hans Frank, German lawyer and politician (b. 1900), Wilhelm Frick, German lawyer and politician, German Minister of the Interior (b. 1877), Alfred Jodl, German general (b. 1890), Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian SS officer (b. 1903), Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal (b. 1882), Alfred Rosenberg, Estonian architect and politician (b. 1893), Fritz Sauckel, German sailor and politician (b. 1894), Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Austrian lawyer and politician, 16th Federal Chancellor of Austria (b. 1892), Julius Streicher, German journalist and politician (b. 1887), Joachim von Ribbentrop, German lieutenant and politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany (b. 1893)) |
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16 Oct 1946
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death
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Arthur Seyss-Inquart Austrian chancellor (1930s), dies at 54
|
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20 Oct 1946
|
death
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Piero Campelli, Italian footballer (b. 1893) |
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26 Oct 1946
|
death
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Ioannis Rallis, Greek lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1878) |
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29 Oct 1946
|
death
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John S Curry: US Painter (Baptism in Kansas)
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31 Oct 1946
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death
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Gabriel Gabrio, French actor (b. 1887) |
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04 Nov 1946
|
death
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Rüdiger von der Goltz, German general (b. 1865) |
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05 Nov 1946
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death
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Sigismond Stojowski: Composer, dies at 77
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05 Nov 1946
|
death
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Joseph Stella, Italian-American painter (b. 1877) |
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06 Nov 1946
|
death
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Zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski: Composer, dies at 76
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14 Nov 1946
|
death
|
Herman de Man [Salomon H Hamburger]: Author / Radio Orange
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18 Nov 1946
|
death
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Donald Meek Glasgow Scotland, actor (Stage Fair, Stagecoach)
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23 Nov 1946
|
death
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Fawzi Husseini: Arabic High Director for Palestine, murdered
|
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24 Nov 1946
|
death
|
Alfonso Broqua: Composer, dies at 70
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|
29 Nov 1946
|
death
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Johannes Vares, Estonian poet, physician, and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1890) |
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05 Dec 1946
|
death
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Louis Dewis, Belgian-French painter (b. 1872) |
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06 Dec 1946
|
death
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Maximilian Oseyevich Shteynberg: Composer, dies at 63
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07 Dec 1946
|
death
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Sada Yacco, Japanese actress and dancer (b. 1871) |
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10 Dec 1946
|
death
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Walter Johnson, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1887) |
|
10 Dec 1946
|
death
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Damon Runyon, American journalist and author (b. 1884) |
|
12 Dec 1946
|
death
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Johannes L "Jan" Walch Dutch literary (Abelard & Helo
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|
15 Dec 1946
|
death
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Conrad Haebler historian (Hundert Kalenderinkunabeln), dies at 89
|
|
15 Dec 1946
|
death
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Gordon Frederic Norton composer, dies at 77
|
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17 Dec 1946
|
death
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Constance [Clara] Garnett Russian-English translator, dies at 84
|
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19 Dec 1946
|
death
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Paul Langevin, French physicist and academic (b. 1872) |
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23 Dec 1946
|
death
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Kiki Preston, American heiress (b. 1898) |
|
23 Dec 1946
|
death
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John A. Sampson, American gynecologist and academic (b. 1873) |
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25 Dec 1946
|
death
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W. C. Fields, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1880) |
|
25 Dec 1946
|
death
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W[illiam] C[laude] Fields writer/comedian/actor (Bank Dick, It's A Gift), dies from pneumonia at 67
|
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28 Dec 1946
|
death
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Carrie Jacobs Bond American composer (I Love You Truly), dies at 85
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30 Dec 1946
|
death
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Charles Wakefield Cadman composer, dies at 65
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31 Dec 1946
|
death
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Frits [Frederik H] Tartaud Dutch actor, dies at 89
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