Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1948

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1948. 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

• Jan. 1 Hermann K J Zilcher

  German composer / pianist (liebesmesse) dies at 66

• Jan. 1 Willem Louis Frederic Landre

  Composer dies at 73

• Jan. 2 Vicente Huidobro

  A Chilean poet, playwright, and novelist who was a pioneer of the avant-garde movement in Latin American literature.

• Jan. 7 Raoul Auernheimer

  Writer

• Jan. 8 Kurt Schwitters

  German artist who was influential in the Dada movement, known for his collages and sound poetry.

• Jan. 14 Anna "Ans" van Dike

  Executed at the age of 42 by dutch jewish nazi-collaborator

• Jan. 15 Josephus Daniels

  American publisher and diplomat, 41st united states secretary of the navy (b. 1862)

• Jan. 19 Tony Garnier

  French urban planner and architect who designed the city of the future at the beginning of the 21st century. he calculated industrial growth, paying particular attention to transportation, housing costs, and materials, even though he didn't get the support or approval of his teachers. garnier became city architect in lyon and eventually put many of his theories into action.

• Jan. 21 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

  Italian composer who is best known for his comic operas. he has also composed minor orchestral works as well as piano pieces. he was born to august wolf, a well-known painter.

• Jan. 24 Maria Mandel

  Notorious SS-Oberaufseherin (Senior Overseer) at Auschwitz concentration camp, known for her extreme cruelty and involvement in the Holocaust. She was responsible for the murder and abuse of thousands of female prisoners and was executed for war crimes.

• Jan. 26 John Lomax

  Noted folklorist and musicologist who collected and preserved American folk songs.

• Jan. 26 Fred Conrad Koch

  American biochemist and endocrinologist (born 1876)

• Jan. 26 Ignaz Friedman

  Composer dies at 65

• Jan. 28 Hans Aumeier

  German nazi official and commandant of concentration camps (born 1906).

• Jan. 29 Prince Aimone

  Duke of aosta (b. 1900)

• Jan. 30 Orville Wright

  American aviation pioneer who built the first successful plane with his brother wilbur. he flew the first flight 120 feet in 12 seconds, at kill devil hill, kittyhawk, nc, after tossing a coin.

• Jan. 30 Mahatma Gandhi

  Mahatma gandhi was a prominent civil rights leader known for his nonviolent resistance to british rule in india and his role in india's independence movement.

• Jan. 30 Arthur Coningham

  New zealand air commander (born in 1895).

• Jan. 30 Herb Pennock

  Pitcher (new york yankees)/general manager (philadelphia phillies), dies.