Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1946

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1946. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 1 Andrei Vlasov

  Russian general (red army, wehrmacht) executed at 45

• Aug. 5 Wilhelm Marx

  German lawyer and politician, 17th chancellor of germany (b. 1863)

• Aug. 6 Tony Lazzeri

  Tony Lazzeri was a prominent Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Yankees during the 1920s and 1930s. He was a key member of the legendary 'Murderers' Row' lineup and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.

• Aug. 9 Bert Vogler

  South african cricketer (born 1876).

• Aug. 13 H. G. Wells

  Nobel Prize-winning biologist known for his work on the discovery of the structure of DNA.

• Aug. 13 H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells

  Sci-fi author (time machine) dies at 79

• Aug. 13 Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky

  Composer dies at 33

• Aug. 14 Susan St James [Susan Jane Miller]

  La california, actress (kate & allie)

• Aug. 16 Herman Harrell Horne

  Philosopher (idealism)

• Aug. 22 Döme Sztójay

  Hungarian general and politician, 35th prime minister of hungary (b. 1883)

• Aug. 24 James Clark McReynolds

  American lawyer and judge, 48th united states attorney general (b. 1862)

• Aug. 26 Jeanie MacPherson

  American actress and screenwriter (b. 1887)

• Aug. 29 John Steuart Curry

  American painter and academic (b. 1897)

• Aug. 29 Adolphus Busch III

  American businessman (b. 1891)

• Aug. 29 J E Feenstra

  Commandant of the nazi military police executed

• Aug. 29 Milan Harasta

  26. composer dies

• Aug. 29 Grigory Semyonov

  Russian counter-revolutionary (executed) (born 1890)

• Aug. 30 Konstantin Rodzaevsky

  Russian fascist (executed) (born 1907)

• Aug. 31 Harley Granville-Barker

  British playwright and actor (d. 1946).

• Aug. 31 Paul August von Klenau

  Danish opera composer / conductor, died at 63