Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1946

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

• May 1 Pompeo Agrifoglio
• May 1 Bill Johnston
• May 1 Phil Jutzi
• May 2 Bill Denny

  Australian journalist, lawyer, politician, and decorated soldier (b. 1872).

• May 2 Bernard Coy
• May 7 Herbert Macaulay

  Nigerian journalist and politician (b. 1864).

• May 11 Seán McCaughey Irish Republican

  Hunger striker.

• May 12 Leopold Socha
• May 13 Zara DuPont

  American suffragist (b. 1869).

• May 16 Bruno Tesch

  German chemist and businessman (d. 1946).

• May 16 Francis E. McGovern
• May 17 Oscar Neumann
• May 18 Jean-Marie-Michel Blois
• May 19 Booth Tarkington

  American novelist and dramatist (b. 1869).

• May 20 Jacob Ellehammer

  Danish engineer and mechanic (d. 1946).

• May 24 Norbert Kovács
• May 24 Luigi Valchera
• May 25 Albert Viljam Hagelin
• May 25 Tomaso Monicelli
• May 25 Wilhelm Souchon
• May 26 Federico di Waldeck e Pyrmont
• May 26 Tamaki Miura
• May 26 Cagnaccio di San Pietro
• May 28 Carter Glass

  Carter Glass was a prominent American politician known for his role in the creation of the Federal Reserve System.

• May 28 Otto Moll
• May 29 Martin Gottfried Weiss

  Nazi SS officer who served as commandant of the Dachau concentration camp during World War II.

• May 30 Louis Slotin

  Canadian physicist and chemist (b. 1910).

• May 30 Charles Paterno