Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1948
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Apr 15 Radola Gajda, Czech military commander and politician (d. 1892) died in the year 1948.
Apr 16 On this day in history babe Ruth, baseball legend, dies
Apr 17 Johan P earl of Limburg Stirum, diplomat, dies at 75 in the year 1948.
Apr 21 On this day in history carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66
Apr 24 Joseph Wihtol, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1948.
May 01 On this day in history death of christos Ladas, Greek minister of Justice, murdered
May 06 43 communist rebels, executed in Athens died in the year 1948.
May 08 In the year 1948 alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81
May 12 Isidor Achron, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1948.
May 15 Edward Flanagan, American priest and founder of Boys Town (b. 1886) died on this day in history.
May 22 In the year 1948 claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57
May 24 Alfred Kastner, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
May 26 Theodore Morell, Hitler's personal physician (b. 1886) died in the year 1948.
May 28 On this day in history death of unity Mitford, English fascist sympathizer (b. 1914)
May 29 On this day in history may Whitty, actress (Gaslight, Mrs Miniver, Suspicion), dies at 82
May 31 Jose Vianna da Motta, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1948.
Jun 01 Sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues player, dies at 34 in the year 1948.
Jun 02 On this day in history death of viktor Brack, Nazi physician (b. 1904)
Jun 06 In the year 1948 death of louis Lumière, French movie pioneer (b. 1864)
Jun 07 In the year 1948 georges Adolphe Hue, composer, dies at 90
Jun 08 Franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1948.
Jun 14 In the year 1948 ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer, dies at 79
Jun 20 On this day in history george Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61
Jun 25 William C. Lee, U.S. general (b. 1895) died in the year 1948.
Jun 26 Lilian Velez, Filipino actress (b. 1924) died in the year 1948.
Jun 27 On this day in history george Templeton Strong, composer, dies at 92
Jun 30 On this day in history karl Wolfskehl, writer, dies at 78
Jul 03 Adrien H Gerhard, Dutch SDAP-politician, dies at 90 in the year 1948.
Jul 04 In the year 1948 death of monteiro Lobato, Brazilian writer (b. 1882)
Jul 05 In the year 1948 carole Landis, US actress (1 Million BC, Topper Returns), dies at 29
Jul 08 Dave Nourse, cricketer (45 Tests for South Africa 1902-24), dies on this day in history.
Jul 11 Gerhard Kittel, German anti-semite theologist, dies on this day in history.
Jul 14 Palmiro Togliatti, Italy's CPI chairman, assassinated died on this day in history.
Jul 15 John J Pershing, [Black Jack], US general (Mexico, WW I), dies at 87 on this day in history.
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