Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1946

Apr 13 In the year 1946 william Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72  

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

Apr 17 On this day in history john Iddon, cricketer (car accident 5 Tests for Eng 1934-35), dies  

Apr 21 Robert Graham, cricketer (3 wkts for S Afr in 2 Tests 1898-99), dies in the year 1946.  

Apr 22 Harlan Fiske Stone, Chief Justice Supreme Court (1941-46), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 26 Hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65 in the year 1946.  

Apr 28 Louis Bachelier, French mathematician (b. 1870) died in the year 1946.  

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

May 07 Anton A Mussert, engineer/NSB leader, executed died in the year 1946.  

May 19 Booth Tarkington, American novelist (b. 1869) died on this day in history.  

May 20 Jacob Ellehammer, Danish inventor (b. 1871) died in the year 1946.  

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 Martin Gottfried Weiss, Commandant of Dachau concentration camp (b. 1905) died on this day in history.  

May 30 In the year 1946 death of louis Slotin, Canadian Scientist at Los Alamos (b. 1910)  

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 In the year 1946 gerhart Hauptmann, writer, dies at 83  

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

Jun 10 Ananda Mahidol, king of Siam, shot dead at 20 died on this day in history.  

Jun 12 Count Hisaichi Terauchi, Japanese fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 13 On this day in history edward Bowes, radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour), dies at 71  

Jun 14 On this day in history death of john Logie Baird, Scottish television pioneer (b. 1888)  

Jun 16 In the year 1946 ludwig Winder, writer, dies  

Jun 21 On this day in history heinrich Kaminski, composer, dies at 59  

Jun 24 Louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857) died in the year 1946.  

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

Jun 28 In the year 1946 eduard Veterman, Dutch painter/playwright, dies in an auto accident  

Jun 30 Michael Zadora, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jul 02 Anthony Overton, publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81 in the year 1946.  

Jul 04 Othenio Able, Austria paleontology, dies at 71 in the year 1946.  

Jul 08 Aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 Richard Cole, American tour manager was born in the year 1946.  

Jan 03 John Paul Jones [John Baldwin], rock bassist (Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven) was born in the year 1946.  

Jan 03 Cissy King, American entertainer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Bernard Sumner, rocker (New Order-Round & Round) was born in the year 1946.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of susannah McCorkle, American jazz singer (d. 2001)  

Jan 05 In the year 1946 birth of "Crazy Barret Diamond" Syd, rocker (Pink Floyd)  

Jan 05 Diane Keaton, [Hall], LA, actress (Annie Hall, Little Drummer Girl) was born in the year 1946.  

Jan 06 Harold Jackson, Hattiesburg, MS, NFL wide receiver (LA, New Engl) was born in the year 1946.