Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 In the year 1946 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 in the year 1946.  

Apr 23 Jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1946.  

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

Apr 26 In the year 1946 hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65  

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

May 01 In the year 1946 edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer, dies at 71  

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

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

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

May 25 On this day in history patty Smith Hill, songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78  

May 26 On this day in history friedrich A H von Waldeck, monarch of Waldeck, dies  

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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1946.  

Jun 10 In the year 1946 death of ananda Mahidol, king of Siam, shot dead at 20  

Jun 12 Count Hisaichi Terauchi, Japanese fieldmarshal, dies in the year 1946.  

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

Jun 14 John Logie Baird, Scottish television pioneer (b. 1888) died on this day in history.  

Jun 16 Ludwig Winder, writer, dies in the year 1946.  

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

Jun 24 On this day in history death of louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857)  

Jun 26 Max Kögel, SS officer (b. 1895) died on this day in history.  

Jun 28 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 08 Aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor, dies at 63 in the year 1946.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of richard Cole, American tour manager  

Jan 03 John Paul Jones [John Baldwin], rock bassist (Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1946 birth of cissy King, American entertainer  

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

Jan 04 Susannah McCorkle, American jazz singer (d. 2001) was born in the year 1946.  

Jan 05 "Crazy Barret Diamond" Syd, rocker (Pink Floyd) was born in the year 1946.  

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.