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 Giovanni Sechi
• May 2 Arthur Henry Fox Strangways
• May 2 Wilhelm von Opel
• May 2 Diego Del Bello
• May 3 Ernst Tandefelt

  Finnish assassin of heikki ritavuori (b. 1876).

• May 3 Nicola Coco
• May 5 Sextil Pușcariu
• May 5 Austin Roberts
• May 8 U Saw

  Burmese politician, prime minister of burma (b. 1900).

• May 9 Frank Leigh
• May 12 Dante Cappelli
• May 13 Kathleen Cavendish

  Marchioness of hartington (b. 1920).

• May 15 Edward J. Flanagan

  Irish-american priest, founded boys town (b. 1886).

• May 17 Olga Samaroff
• May 20 George Beurling
• May 20 Teresita Pasini
• 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 Marcus William Robertson
• May 25 Witold Pilecki

  A heroic Polish resistance fighter during World War II who voluntarily entered Auschwitz concentration camp to gather intelligence about...

• May 25 Sidney Preston Osborn
• May 26 Torsten Bergström

  Swedish actor and director (d. 1948).

• May 29 May Whitty

  Actress (gaslight.

• May 29 Albert Séguin
• May 30 József Klekl

  Slovene-hungarian priest and politician (b. 1874).