Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1948

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

May 1 Christos Ladas
The murder of the greek minister of justice.
May 3 Ernst Tandefelt
Finnish assassin of heikki ritavuori (b. 1876)
May 6 43 communist rebels executed in Athens
Greece.
May 8 U Saw
Burmese politician, prime minister of burma (b. 1900)
May 8 Alfred Holy
Composer dies at 81
May 12 Isidor Achron
Komponist, who dies at 55
May 13 Kathleen Cavendish
Marchioness of hartington (b. 1920)
May 15 Edward J. Flanagan
Irish-american priest, founded boys town (b. 1886)
May 22 Claude McKay
Jamaican-American writer known for his poetry and novels exploring the black experience.
May 24 Jacques Feyder
Belgian screenwriter and actor (d. 1948).
May 24 Alfred Kastner
Composer dies at 78
May 25 Witold Pilecki
A heroic Polish resistance fighter during World War II who voluntarily entered Auschwitz concentration camp to gather intelligence about Nazi atrocities. He was the first to provide detailed reports about the Holocaust to the Western Allies. After the war, he was executed by the communist regime for his resistance activities.
May 26 Torsten Bergström
Swedish actor and director (d. 1948).
May 26 Theodore Morell
Hitler's personal doctor (born 1886).
May 29 May Whitty
Actress (gaslight. mrs miniver. suspicion), is killed at 82
May 29 Dame May Whitty
English actress (born 1865).
May 30 József Klekl
Slovene-hungarian priest and politician (b. 1874)
May 31 Jose Vianna da Motta
Composer dies at age 80