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.