Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1948

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

Apr 16 On this day in history babe Ruth, baseball legend, dies  

Apr 17 On this day in history johan P earl of Limburg Stirum, diplomat, dies at 75  

Apr 21 Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1948.  

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

May 01 Christos Ladas, Greek minister of Justice, murdered died in the year 1948.  

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

May 08 In the year 1948 alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81  

May 12 In the year 1948 isidor Achron, composer, dies at 55  

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 In the year 1948 alfred Kastner, composer, dies at 78  

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

May 28 In the year 1948 death of unity Mitford, English fascist sympathizer (b. 1914)  

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

May 31 On this day in history jose Vianna da Motta, composer, dies at 80  

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 Louis Lumière, French movie pioneer (b. 1864) died on this day in history.  

Jun 07 Georges Adolphe Hue, composer, dies at 90 in the year 1948.  

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 George Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

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 Karl Wolfskehl, writer, dies at 78 in the year 1948.  

Jul 03 Adrien H Gerhard, Dutch SDAP-politician, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

Jul 04 On this day in history death of monteiro Lobato, Brazilian writer (b. 1882)  

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

Jul 08 On this day in history dave Nourse, cricketer (45 Tests for South Africa 1902-24), dies  

Jul 11 In the year 1948 gerhard Kittel, German anti-semite theologist, dies  

Jul 14 In the year 1948 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 Larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour) was born in the year 1948.  

Jan 03 In the year 1948 birth of manfred Kokot, East German runner (world record 50 m indoor)  

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

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's)  

Jan 05 Thom Mooney, rocker was born in the year 1948.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's)  

Jan 06 Guy Spencer Gardner, Alta Vista Va, Lt Col USAF/astro (STS 27, STS 35) was born in the year 1948.  

Jan 06 In the year 1948 birth of robert E [Bob] Wise Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- )