Famous Deaths Happened In 1946

Jan 02 Joe darling: Cricketer (aussie captain 21 tests, won 7 lost 4),  

Jan 03 William joyce: (lord haw haw), hanged in britain for treason  

Jan 04 Barney oldfield: Daredevil,  

Jan 05 Kitty cheatham: American singer (b. 1864)  

Jan 07 Adamo didur: Polish tenor (b. 1874)  

Jan 09 Countee cullen: Us poet (black christ, one way to heaven),  

Jan 16 Johanna hc albregt: Actress/wife of henri dons (paradise),  

Jan 17 Gottfried rudinger: Composer,  

Jan 23 Feliks nowowiejski: Composer,  

Jan 26 Adriaan van maanen: Dutch-american astronomer (b. 1884)  

Jan 29 Harry l hopkins: Us min of business (loan & lease law),  

Feb 01 Hans betghe: Writer,  

Feb 04 Margarete boie: Writer,  

Feb 05 George arliss: Actor/writer (dr syn, voltaire),  

Feb 08 Miles mander: Actor/director (murder, 3 musketeers),  

Feb 20 Hugh allen: Musician,  

Feb 21 José streel: Belgian world war ii collaborator (b. 1911)  

Feb 23 Tomoyuki yamashita: Japanese general (hanged) (b. 1885)  

Mar 02 Fidél pálffy: Hungarian national socialist (b. 1895)  

Mar 04 Bror von blixen-finecke: Danish big-game hunter (b. 1886)  

Mar 12 Philip merivale:  

Mar 13 Abraham bredius: Dutch art historian (rembrandt),  

Mar 16 Marius hlw "max" blokzijl: Dutch nazi propagandist, executed at 61  

Mar 17 Dai li: Chinese spymaster (b. 1897)  

Mar 19 Amir hamzah: Indonesian poet (buah rindu),  

Mar 22 Clemens a von galen: Bishop of munster/anti fascist,  

Mar 23 Alexandru zirra: Composer,  

Mar 24 Alexander a aljechin: World chess champ (1927-35, 37-46),  

Mar 28 Chick fullis: Baseball player (b. 1904)  

Mar 30 John s s p v gort: Viscount of limerick/hamsterley,  

Apr 01 Noah beery: Actor (beau geste, cimarron kid, mammy),  

Apr 03 Masaharu homma: Lt gen (responsible for bataan death march), executed  

Apr 05 Vincent millie youmans: Us composer (tea for two),  

Apr 12 August borms: Flemish nazi collaborator, executed at 67  

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Jan 02 Richard cole: American tour manager  

Jan 03 John paul jones [john baldwin]: Rock bassist (led zeppelin - stairway to heaven)  

Jan 03 Cissy king: American entertainer  

Jan 04 Bernard sumner: Rocker (new order-round & round)  

Jan 04 Susannah mccorkle: American jazz singer  

Jan 05 "crazy barret diamond" syd: Rocker (pink floyd)  

Jan 05 Diane keaton: [hall], la, actress (annie hall, little drummer girl)  

Jan 06 Harold jackson: Hattiesburg, ms, nfl wide receiver (la, new engl)