Famous Deaths Happened In 1948
Tuesday, 01 July 2025
Jan 01 On this day in history hermann K J Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66
Jan 07 Raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies on this day in history.
Jan 08 In the year 1948 kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60
Jan 14 Anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42 died on this day in history.
Jan 19 Tony Garnier, French architect (b. 1869) died in the year 1948.
Jan 21 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1948.
Jan 24 Maria Mandel, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. 1912) died in the year 1948.
Jan 26 Ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1948.
Jan 29 Tomislav II of Croatia, 4th Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat (b. 1900) died in the year 1948.
Jan 30 Mahatma Gandhi, India's political and spiritual leader, assassinated in New Delhi died in the year 1948.
Feb 02 Thomas W. Lamont, American banker; father or Corliss Lamont; great-grandfather of Ned Lamont (b. 1870) died in the year 1948.
Feb 05 On this day in history johann Blaskowitz, German gen (surrendered at Wageningen), dies at 64
Feb 06 In the year 1948 robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38
Feb 07 "Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies in the year 1948.
Feb 09 Karl Valentin, German comic/writer, dies at 65 on this day in history.
Feb 10 In the year 1948 ewart Astill, cricket all-rounder (9 Tests for England 1927-30), dies
Feb 11 In the year 1948 sergy Eisenstein, film director, dies at 50
Feb 14 Mordecai Brown, American baseball player (b. 1876) died on this day in history.
Feb 21 In the year 1948 frederick Archibald Lamond, composer, dies at 80
Feb 23 John Robert Gregg, Irish-born publisher and inventor (b. 1866) died in the year 1948.
Mar 03 Antonin Artaud, writer, dies at 51 on this day in history.
Mar 04 Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51 on this day in history.
Mar 05 On this day in history charles Prince, cricketer (5 & 1 in only Test for S Africa), dies
Mar 06 Ross Lockridge, Jr., American novelist (b. 1914) died in the year 1948.
Mar 10 In the year 1948 death of jan Masaryk, Czech Foreign minister, commits suicide or is murdered
Mar 24 In the year 1948 death of sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (b. 1885)
Mar 25 On this day in history warren Hymer, actor (Show Them No Mercy), dies at 42
Mar 26 Helen Ernst, German poster artist/resistance fighter, dies at about 43 in the year 1948.
Mar 27 In the year 1948 karel Candael, Flemish composer, dies at 64
Mar 29 In the year 1948 death of olev Siinmaa, Estonian architect (b. 1881)
Mar 31 On this day in history egon E Kisch, Czech writer/journalist (Raging Reporter), dies at 62
Apr 08 Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 in the year 1948.
Apr 09 George Carpenter, Australian Salvation Army general (b. 1872) died in the year 1948.
Apr 14 In the year 1948 death of walter P Reuther, Pres (United Auto Workers), shot at his home
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