Famous Deaths In 1948

Apr 15 On this day in history death of radola Gajda, Czech military commander and politician (d. 1892)  

Apr 16 In the year 1948 babe Ruth, baseball legend, dies  

Apr 17 Johan P earl of Limburg Stirum, diplomat, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Apr 21 Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Apr 24 Joseph Wihtol, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

May 01 On this day in history death of christos Ladas, Greek minister of Justice, murdered  

May 06 On this day in history death of 43 communist rebels, executed in Athens  

May 08 Alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1948.  

May 12 Isidor Achron, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1948.  

May 15 In the year 1948 death of edward Flanagan, American priest and founder of Boys Town (b. 1886)  

May 22 In the year 1948 claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57  

May 24 On this day in history alfred Kastner, composer, dies at 78  

May 26 In the year 1948 death of theodore Morell, Hitler's personal physician (b. 1886)  

May 28 Unity Mitford, English fascist sympathizer (b. 1914) died on this day in history.  

May 29 May Whitty, actress (Gaslight, Mrs Miniver, Suspicion), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

May 31 Jose Vianna da Motta, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jun 01 In the year 1948 sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues player, dies at 34  

Jun 02 Viktor Brack, Nazi physician (b. 1904) died on this day in history.  

Jun 06 On this day in history death of louis Lumière, French movie pioneer (b. 1864)  

Jun 07 On this day in history georges Adolphe Hue, composer, dies at 90  

Jun 08 In the year 1948 franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69  

Jun 14 On this day in history ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer, dies at 79  

Jun 20 On this day in history george Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61  

Jun 25 In the year 1948 death of william C. Lee, U.S. general (b. 1895)  

Jun 26 On this day in history death of lilian Velez, Filipino actress (b. 1924)  

Jun 27 On this day in history george Templeton Strong, composer, dies at 92  

Jun 30 Karl Wolfskehl, writer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jul 03 In the year 1948 adrien H Gerhard, Dutch SDAP-politician, dies at 90  

Jul 04 Monteiro Lobato, Brazilian writer (b. 1882) died on this day in history.  

Jul 05 On this day in history carole Landis, US actress (1 Million BC, Topper Returns), dies at 29  

Jul 08 In the year 1948 dave Nourse, cricketer (45 Tests for South Africa 1902-24), dies  

Jul 11 On this day in history gerhard Kittel, German anti-semite theologist, dies  

Jul 14 On this day in history death of palmiro Togliatti, Italy's CPI chairman, assassinated  

Jul 15 John J Pershing, [Black Jack], US general (Mexico, WW I), dies at 87 in the year 1948.  

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Jan 03 On this day in history birth of larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour)  

Jan 03 Manfred Kokot, East German runner (world record 50 m indoor) was born in the year 1948.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician  

Jan 05 Parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's) was born in the year 1948.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of thom Mooney, rocker  

Jan 06 In the year 1948 birth of dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's)  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of guy Spencer Gardner, Alta Vista Va, Lt Col USAF/astro (STS 27, STS 35)  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of robert E [Bob] Wise Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- )