Remembered

Benimadhab Barua

1888 – 1948

Writer, University teacher, Linguist, Indologist, Jurist

Benimadhab Barua (31 December 1888 – 23 March 1948) was an Indian scholar of ancient Indian languages, Buddhism and law. He was a prominent educationist and wri…

Edgar de Wahl

1867 – 1948

Linguist, Esperantist, Idist, Teacher, Politician, Mathematician

Edgar von Wahl (Interlingue: Edgar de Wahl; born Edgar Alexis Robert von Wahl; 23 August 1867 – 9 March 1948) was a Baltic German mathematics and physics teach…

Antonin Artaud

1896 – 1948

Playwright, Actor, Poet, Film critic, Writer, Essayist

Antoine Maria Joseph Paul Artaud (; French: [aʁto]; 4 September 1896 – 4 March 1948), better known as Antonin Artaud (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃tɔnɛ̃ aʁto]), was…

Sergei Eisenstein

1898 – 1948

Film director, Inventor, Film editor, Screenwriter, Teacher, Cinematographer

Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (22 January [O.S. 10 January] 1898 – 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, film editor and film theorist. C…

Mahatma Gandhi

1869 – 1948

Politician, Barrister, Political writer, Journalist, Philosopher, Autobiographer

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent re…

Alfred North Whitehead

1861 – 1947

Philosopher, Mathematician, Physicist, Theologian, Writer, Logician

Alfred North Whitehead (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was an English mathematician and philosopher. He created the philosophical school known as process…

Victor Emmanuel III

1869 – 1947

Numismatist, Monarch, Sovereign

Victor Emmanuel III (Italian: Vittorio Emanuele Ferdinando Maria Gennaro di Savoia; 11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947) was King of Italy from 29 July 1900 unt…

Stanley Baldwin

1867 – 1947

Politician

Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (3 August 1867 – 14 December 1947), was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was prominent in the po…

Nicholas Roerich

1874 – 1947

Philosopher, Painter, Choreographer, Writer, Archaeologist, Poet

Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh (Russian: Николай Константинович Рерих), better known as Nicholas Roerich (; October 9, 1874 – December 13, 1947), was a Russian…

Aleister Crowley

1875 – 1947

Playwright, Novelist, Occultist, Autobiographer, Writer, Mountaineer

Aleister Crowley (; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, novelist, mountaineer…

G. H. Hardy

1877 – 1947

Mathematician, University teacher

Godfrey Harold Hardy (7 February 1877 – 1 December 1947) was an English mathematician, known for his achievements in number theory and mathematical analysis. In…

Max Planck

1858 – 1947

Theoretical physicist, University teacher, Physicist, Philosopher

Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (; German: [ˈmaks ˈplaŋk] ; 23 April 1858 – 4 October 1947) was a German theoretical physicist. Planck made many contributions to t…

Aung San

1915 – 1947

Politician, Independence leader

Aung San was a Burmese independence leader and politician who negotiated for Burma's independence from British rule. He helped establish the framework for a new…

Philipp Lenard

1862 – 1947

Physicist, Inventor, University teacher, Politician

Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard (German: [ˈfɪlɪp ˈleːnaʁt] ; 7 June 1862 – 20 May 1947) was a German experimental physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Phys…

Sukanta Bhattacharya

1926 – 1947

Writer, Poet, Playwright, Short story writer

Sukanta Bhattacharya (Bengali: [ʃukant̪o bʱɔʈːat͡ʃaɾd͡ʒo] ; 15 August 1926 – 13 May 1947) was a Bengali poet and revolutionary. He was known as "Young Nazrul" a…

Henry Ford

1863 – 1947

Entrepreneur, Inventor, Writer, Politician, Racing automobile driver, Journalist

Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pio…

Hakim Habibur Rahman

— – 1947

Bangladesh-associated historical figure. Imported from the user-provided death-anniversary catalogue; biographical enrichment can be added after verification.

Nalini Kanta Bhattasali

1888 – 1947

Writer, Archaeologist, Numismatist, Epigrapher, Antiquarian, Historian

Nalini Kanta Bhattasali (24 January 1888 – 6 February 1947) was an Indian Bengali historian, archaeologist, numismatist, epigraphist and antiquarian. Source: W…

Al Capone

1899 – 1947

Gangster

Alphonse Gabriel Capone (, kə-POHN; Italian: [kaˈpoːne]; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangs…

K. L. Saigal

1904 – 1947

Singer, Actor

Indian singer and actor whose recordings and film songs helped shape early playback singing in Indian cinema. Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki…