Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1946

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

• Oct. 4 Barney Oldfield

  American race car driver and actor (b. 1878)

• Oct. 9 Frank Castleman

  American football player, baseball player, and coach (b. 1877)

• Oct. 12 Joseph Stilwell

  American general (born 1883)

• Oct. 15 Hermann Göring

  German general and politician (b. 1893)

• Oct. 16 Ernst Kaltenbrunner

  High-ranking Nazi SS officer who served as chief of the Reich Main Security Office during World War II. He was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg Trials and executed in 1946.

• Oct. 16 Joachim von Ribbentrop

  German soldier and politician, 14th german reich minister of foreign affairs (d. 1946).

• Oct. 16 Hans Frank

  German lawyer, politician and war criminal (b. 1900)

• Oct. 16 Wilhelm Frick

  German lawyer and politician, german minister of the interior (b. 1877)

• Oct. 16 Alfred Rosenberg

  Estonian architect and politician (b. 1893)

• Oct. 16 Fritz Sauckel

  German sailor and politician (b. 1894)

• Oct. 16 Arthur Seyss-Inquart

  Austrian lawyer and politician, 16th federal chancellor of austria (b. 1892)

• Oct. 16 Julius Streicher

  German journalist and politician (b. 1887)

• Oct. 16 Alfred Jodl

  German general (b. 1890)

• Oct. 16 Wilhelm Keitel

  German field marshal (b. 1882)

• Oct. 16 Granville Ransome Bantock

  English composer / conductor, died at 78

• Oct. 26 Ioannis Rallis

  Greek lawyer and politician, prime minister of greece (b. 1878)

• Oct. 29 John S Curry

  Us painter (baptisms in kansas)

• Oct. 31 Gabriel Gabrio

  French actor (born 1887).