Famous people and celebrities who died in June 1946

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

• June 1 Ion Antonescu

  Ion Antonescu was a Romanian military officer and politician who served as the Prime Minister and Conducător (Leader) of Romania during World War II.

• June 3 Mikhail Kalinin

  Russian civil servant and politician (b. 1875)

• June 6 Gerhart Hauptmann

  German playwright, poet, novelist, and dramatist. he is one of the most prolific and important german writers of his generation. he was the son of a hotelkeeper and studied art in breslau jena, rome, and rome. after a successful marriage in 1885, hauptmann began writing plays for the theatre. some of his plays are still being performed today. hauptmann was …

• June 6 Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann

  Nobel Prize laureate primarily in recognition of his fruitful, varied and outstanding production in the realm of dramatic art

• June 9 Rama VIII

  King of Siam (Thailand) who ascended to the throne at a young age and tragically died at 21, marking a significant moment in Thai royal history.

• June 9 Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII]

  King of thailand (born in 1925)

• June 10 Jack Johnson

  Jack Johnson is an American singer-songwriter and musician known for his mellow acoustic pop style, popularizing surf-folk music in the early 2000s. He gained widespread recognition with albums like 'Brushfire Fairytales' and hit singles such as 'Banana Pancakes' and 'Better Together'.

• June 10 Ananda Mahidol

  Thai royalty born in germany, the grandson of king chulalonghorn. he was sent to switzerland to study in 1929. when his uncle, king prajadhipon, abdicated in 1935, he was declared the successor. he returned to thailand in 1945, and was assassinated 6/09/46. his brother bhumibal assumed the throne in 1950.

• June 12 Médéric Martin

  Canadian politician, mayor of montreal (b. 1869)

• June 12 Count Hisaichi Terauchi

  Japanese field marshal

• June 13 Edward Bowes

  Radio host (major bowes amateur hour), dies at 71

• June 14 John Logie Baird

  Inventor of the world's first practical, publicly demonstrated television system.

• June 14 Jorge Ubico

  21st president of guatemala (b. 1878)

• June 16 Gordon Brewster

  Irish cartoonist (d. 1946).

• June 16 Ludwig Winder

  Writer

• June 16 Miloje Milojevic

  Composer dies at 61

• June 21 Heinrich Kaminski

  Composer dies at 59

• June 22 Harlan Stone

  American businessman who co-founded the Stone & Webster engineering corporation.

• June 24 Louise Whitfield Carnegie

  American philanthropist (b. 1857)

• June 26 Max Kögel

  German ss officer (b. 1895)

• June 26 Yōsuke Matsuoka

  Japanese politician, japanese minister of foreign affairs (b. 1880)

• June 27 Wanda Gág

  American illustrator and author (d. 1946).

• June 28 Eduard Veterman

  Dutch painter/playwright, killed in an automobile accident

• June 30 Michael Zadora

  Composer dies at 64