Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1948
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Apr 15 Radola Gajda, Czech military commander and politician (d. 1892) died in the year 1948.
Apr 16 Babe Ruth, baseball legend, dies on this day in history.
Apr 17 On this day in history johan P earl of Limburg Stirum, diplomat, dies at 75
Apr 21 On this day in history carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66
Apr 24 On this day in history joseph Wihtol, composer, dies at 84
May 01 In the year 1948 death of christos Ladas, Greek minister of Justice, murdered
May 06 In the year 1948 death of 43 communist rebels, executed in Athens
May 08 On this day in history alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81
May 12 On this day in history isidor Achron, composer, dies at 55
May 15 Edward Flanagan, American priest and founder of Boys Town (b. 1886) died in the year 1948.
May 22 Claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57 on this day in history.
May 24 Alfred Kastner, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
May 26 Theodore Morell, Hitler's personal physician (b. 1886) died on this day in history.
May 28 Unity Mitford, English fascist sympathizer (b. 1914) died in the year 1948.
May 29 May Whitty, actress (Gaslight, Mrs Miniver, Suspicion), dies at 82 in the year 1948.
May 31 On this day in history jose Vianna da Motta, composer, dies at 80
Jun 01 On this day in history 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 In the year 1948 death of louis Lumière, French movie pioneer (b. 1864)
Jun 07 Georges Adolphe Hue, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.
Jun 08 On this day in history 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 William C. Lee, U.S. general (b. 1895) died in the year 1948.
Jun 26 Lilian Velez, Filipino actress (b. 1924) died on this day in history.
Jun 27 George Templeton Strong, composer, dies at 92 in the year 1948.
Jun 30 Karl Wolfskehl, writer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
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 Carole Landis, US actress (1 Million BC, Topper Returns), dies at 29 on this day in history.
Jul 08 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1948.
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