Famous Deaths In 1946

Apr 13 William Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Apr 16 On this day in history death of arthur Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver and automobile designer (b. 1884)  

Apr 17 John Iddon, cricketer (car accident 5 Tests for Eng 1934-35), dies in the year 1946.  

Apr 21 Robert Graham, cricketer (3 wkts for S Afr in 2 Tests 1898-99), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 22 Harlan Fiske Stone, Chief Justice Supreme Court (1941-46), dies at 73 in the year 1946.  

Apr 23 Jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Apr 25 Albert Knight, cricketer (3 Tests for England on 1903-04 tour), dies in the year 1946.  

Apr 26 Hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Apr 28 Louis Bachelier, French mathematician (b. 1870) died on this day in history.  

May 01 Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1946.  

May 07 On this day in history death of anton A Mussert, engineer/NSB leader, executed  

May 19 In the year 1946 death of booth Tarkington, American novelist (b. 1869)  

May 20 In the year 1946 death of jacob Ellehammer, Danish inventor (b. 1871)  

May 25 Patty Smith Hill, songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

May 26 Friedrich A H von Waldeck, monarch of Waldeck, dies in the year 1946.  

May 29 In the year 1946 death of martin Gottfried Weiss, Commandant of Dachau concentration camp (b. 1905)  

May 30 Louis Slotin, Canadian Scientist at Los Alamos (b. 1910) died in the year 1946.  

Jun 01 In the year 1946 death of ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Romania, executed  

Jun 03 Michail I Kalinin, Pres (Supreme Soviet), dies at 60 in the year 1946.  

Jun 06 Gerhart Hauptmann, writer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jun 09 Rama VIII, king of Siam (1935-46), dies at 21 on this day in history.  

Jun 10 On this day in history death of ananda Mahidol, king of Siam, shot dead at 20  

Jun 12 On this day in history count Hisaichi Terauchi, Japanese fieldmarshal, dies  

Jun 13 Edward Bowes, radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jun 14 In the year 1946 death of john Logie Baird, Scottish television pioneer (b. 1888)  

Jun 16 On this day in history ludwig Winder, writer, dies  

Jun 21 Heinrich Kaminski, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Jun 24 In the year 1946 death of louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857)  

Jun 26 In the year 1946 death of max Kögel, SS officer (b. 1895)  

Jun 28 On this day in history eduard Veterman, Dutch painter/playwright, dies in an auto accident  

Jun 30 On this day in history michael Zadora, composer, dies at 64  

Jul 02 In the year 1946 anthony Overton, publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81  

Jul 04 Othenio Able, Austria paleontology, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jul 08 In the year 1946 aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor, dies at 63  

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Jan 02 Richard Cole, American tour manager was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1946 birth of john Paul Jones [John Baldwin], rock bassist (Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven)  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of cissy King, American entertainer  

Jan 04 Bernard Sumner, rocker (New Order-Round & Round) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Susannah McCorkle, American jazz singer (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of "Crazy Barret Diamond" Syd, rocker (Pink Floyd)  

Jan 05 In the year 1946 birth of diane Keaton, [Hall], LA, actress (Annie Hall, Little Drummer Girl)  

Jan 06 Harold Jackson, Hattiesburg, MS, NFL wide receiver (LA, New Engl) was born on this day in history.