Famous Deaths In 1948

Apr 15 Radola Gajda, Czech military commander and politician (d. 1892) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 21 In the year 1948 carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66  

Apr 24 On this day in history joseph Wihtol, composer, dies at 84  

May 01 On this day in history 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 Isidor Achron, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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

May 22 On this day in history claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57  

May 24 Alfred Kastner, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1948.  

May 26 On this day in history 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 In the year 1948 jose Vianna da Motta, composer, dies at 80  

Jun 01 Sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues player, dies at 34 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 06 Louis Lumière, French movie pioneer (b. 1864) died in the year 1948.  

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

Jun 08 On this day in history franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69  

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 On this day in history 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 George Templeton Strong, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.  

Jun 30 In the year 1948 karl Wolfskehl, writer, dies at 78  

Jul 03 On this day in history adrien H Gerhard, Dutch SDAP-politician, dies at 90  

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 in the year 1948.  

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

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Jan 03 Larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 In the year 1948 birth of eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician  

Jan 05 In the year 1948 birth of parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's)  

Jan 05 In the year 1948 birth of thom Mooney, rocker  

Jan 06 Dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's) was born in the year 1948.  

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 Robert E [Bob] Wise Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- ) was born in the year 1948.