1946
Jacob Ellehammer, Danish pilot and engineer (born 1871)
Jacob Ellehammer, Danish pilot and engineer (born 1871)
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1946
John Logie Baird, Scottish-English physicist and engineer (born 1888)
John Logie Baird, Scottish-English physicist and engineer (born 1888)
1946
Bill Denny, Australian journalist, lawyer, politician, and decorated soldier (born 1872)
Bill Denny, Australian journalist, lawyer, politician, and decorated soldier (born 1872)
1946
Juan Bautista Sacasa, Nicaraguan medical doctor, politician and 20th President of Nicaragua (born 1874)
Juan Bautista Sacasa, Nicaraguan medical doctor, politician and 20th President of Nicaragua (born 1874)
1946
Bill Denny, Australian journalist, lawyer, politician, and decorated soldier (born 1872)
Bill Denny, Australian journalist, lawyer, politician, and decorated soldier (born 1872)
1946
Seán McCaughey, Irish Republican, died on hunger strike (born 1915)
Seán McCaughey, Irish Republican, died on hunger strike (born 1915)
1946
Ion Antonescu, Romanian marshal and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Romania (born 1882)
Ion Antonescu, Romanian marshal and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Romania (born 1882)
1946
Jorge Ubico, 21st President of Guatemala (born 1878)
Jorge Ubico, 21st President of Guatemala (born 1878)
1945
John Ambrose Fleming, English physicist and engineer, invented the vacuum tube (born 1849)
John Ambrose Fleming, English physicist and engineer, invented the vacuum tube (born 1849)
1945
Ernie Pyle, American journalist and soldier (born 1900)
Ernie Pyle, American journalist and soldier (born 1900)
1945
Pavlo Skoropadskyi, German-Ukrainian general and politician, Hetman of Ukraine (born 1871)
Pavlo Skoropadskyi, German-Ukrainian general and politician, Hetman of Ukraine (born 1871)
1945
Roberto Farinacci, Italian soldier and politician (born 1892)
Roberto Farinacci, Italian soldier and politician (born 1892)
1945
Frank Bourne, British soldier, last survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift (born 1854)
Frank Bourne, British soldier, last survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift (born 1854)
1945
Konrad Henlein, Czech soldier and politician (born 1898)
Konrad Henlein, Czech soldier and politician (born 1898)
1945
Philipp Bouhler, German soldier and politician (born 1889)
Philipp Bouhler, German soldier and politician (born 1889)
1945
Benito Mussolini, Italian journalist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1883)
Benito Mussolini, Italian journalist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1883)