Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1946
This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in July 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
- July 2 Anthony Overton
Publisher/banker/cosmetics producer, dies at the age of 81.
- July 4 Othenio Able
Austria paleontology, dies in 71
- July 6 Horace Pippin
American painter (b. 1888)
- July 8 Aleksander V Aleksandrov
Russian composer/conductor, died at 63
- July 12 Ray Stannard Baker
American journalist and author (b. 1870)
- July 13 Alfred Stieglitz
Us photographer / art dealer (camera work), dies at 82
- July 15 Razor Smith
English cricketer and coach (b. 1877)
- July 17 Florence Fuller
South african-born australian artist (b. 1867)
- July 17 Draža Mihailović
Serbian general (d. 1946)
- July 17 Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic
Yugoslav general (nazi), executed 53
- July 21 Gualberto Villarroel
Bolivian soldier and politician, 45th president of bolivia (b. 1908)
- July 23 James Maxton
A scottish politician and left-wing socialist, maxton is also a popular parliamentary speaker. maxton is the author "lenin," 1932, and "if i were a dictator," 35.
- July 25 Narziss Oh
German psychology
- July 26 Morris Hirshfield
Polish painter / us painter
- July 27 Gertrude Stein
American playwright and novelist. her works include "three lives," 1908, a biography, "alice b. toklas," 1933, and an autobiography, “everybody's autobiography,” 1937. she was an eccentric and one of the most prominent figures in post-wwii literary life. she established a salon in paris that was the epicenter for intellectuals, artists, and writers. when she was 14, her weak-willed mother died. …
- July 28 Saint Alphonsa
First woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church, known for her extraordinary devotion and spiritual life in Kerala, India.