Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1948
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Apr 15 Radola gajda: Czech military commander and politician 


Apr 16 Babe ruth: Baseball legend, 


Apr 17 Johan p earl of limburg stirum: Diplomat, 


Apr 21 Carlos lopez buchardo: Composer, 


Apr 24 Joseph wihtol: Composer, 


May 01 Christos ladas: Greek minister of justice, murdered 


May 06 Communist rebels: Executed in athens 


May 08 Alfred holy: Composer, 


May 12 Isidor achron: Composer, 


May 15 Edward flanagan: American priest and founder of boys town (b. 1886) 


May 22 Claude mckaye: Jamaican/us author (banjo, home to harlem), 


May 24 Alfred kastner: Composer, 


May 26 Theodore morell: Hitler's personal physician (b. 1886) 


May 28 Unity mitford: English fascist sympathizer (b. 1914) 


May 29 May whitty: Actress (gaslight, mrs miniver, suspicion), 


May 31 Jose vianna da motta: Composer, 


Jun 01 Sonny boy williamson: [john lee], blues player, 


Jun 02 Viktor brack: Nazi physician (b. 1904) 


Jun 06 Louis lumière: French movie pioneer (b. 1864) 


Jun 07 Georges adolphe hue: Composer, 


Jun 08 Franz carl bornschein: Composer, 


Jun 14 Ernst henrik ellberg: Composer, 


Jun 20 George frederick boyle: Composer, 


Jun 25 William c. lee: U.s. general (b. 1895) 


Jun 26 Lilian velez: Filipino actress (b. 1924) 


Jun 27 George templeton strong: Composer, 


Jun 30 Karl wolfskehl: Writer, 


Jul 03 Adrien h gerhard: Dutch sdap-politician, 


Jul 04 Monteiro lobato: Brazilian writer (b. 1882) 


Jul 05 Carole landis: Us actress (1 million bc, topper returns), 


Jul 08 Dave nourse: Cricketer (45 tests for south africa 1902-24), 


Jul 11 Gerhard kittel: German anti-semite theologist, 


Jul 14 Palmiro togliatti: Italy's cpi chairman, assassinated 


Jul 15 John j pershing: [black jack], us general (mexico, ww i), 


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