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Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1946

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in February 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

  • Feb. 1 Hans Betghe

    Writer dies at age 70

  • Feb. 4 Margarete Boie

    Writer

  • George Arliss
    Feb. 5 George Arliss

    British actor on the stage who rose to fame at the age of 53. before he retired in 1937, he remade some of the films he had seen as talkies. arliss' films included "the man who played god" as well as the oscar-winning "disraeli." arliss wrote two autobiographical books: "up the years from bloomsbury" in 1927, and "my ten years …

  • Feb. 6 Justus D. Barnes

    American actor known for his role in the silent film 'The Great Train Robbery'.

  • Feb. 8 Miles Mander

    Actor/director (murder, 3 musketeers), dead at 57

  • Dorothy Gibson
    Feb. 17 Dorothy Gibson

    American singer and actress (d. 1946).

  • Feb. 20 Hugh Allen

    Musician

  • Feb. 21 José Streel

    Belgian journalist (b. 1911)

  • Feb. 23 Tomoyuki Yamashita

    Japanese politician and general 4th japanese military governors philippines (d. 1946).