In the year 1945
747 Notable deaths
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of germany from 1933 to 1945, main instigator of world war ii (1889–1945).
Born April 20th, 1889 in Braunau am Inn. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1945 at 56 years old in Führerbunker (shot to the head). [ref]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
President of the united states from 1933 to 1945 (1882–1945).
Born January 30th, 1882 in Hyde Park.
Died April 12th, 1945 at 63 years old in Little White House (cerebral hemorrhage).
Anne Frank
German-born dutch jewish diarist and holocaust victim (1929-1945).
Born June 12th, 1929 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1945 at 15 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp (typhus). [ref]
Benito Mussolini
Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the national fascist party.
Born July 29th, 1883 in Predappio. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1945 at 61 years old in Giulino (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Subhas Chandra Bose
Indian nationalist leader and axis collaborator (1897–1945).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Cuttack.
Died August 18th, 1945 at 48 years old in Taihoku (burn). [ref]
Heinrich Himmler
German nazi politician; leader of the german ss & main architect of the holocaust (1900–1945).
Born October 7th, 1900 in Munich.
Died May 23rd, 1945 at 44 years old in Lüneburg (cyanide poisoning).
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and propaganda minister (1897–1945).
Born October 29th, 1897 in Rheydt. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1945 at 47 years old in Führerbunker (gunshot wound, cyanide poisoning). [ref]
George S. Patton
United states army general (1885–1945).
Born November 11th, 1885 in San Gabriel Valley, San Gabriel. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1945 at 60 years old in Heidelberg (traffic collision). [ref]
Eva Braun
Photographer, longtime companion and later wife of adolf hitler (1912–1945).
Born February 6th, 1912 in Munich.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 33 years old in Führerbunker (poisoning).
Martin Bormann
German nazi party official and head of the nazi party chancellery (1900-1945).
Born July 17th, 1900 in Halberstadt. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 44 years old in Berlin (intoxication).
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-nazi dissident.
Born February 4th, 1906 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1945 at 39 years old in Flossenbürg concentration camp (hanging to death).
John Basilone
American medal of honor recipient (1916–1945).
Born November 4th, 1916 in Buffalo.
Died February 19th, 1945 at 28 years old in Iwo Jima.
David Lloyd George
Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1916 to 1922.
Born January 17th, 1863 in Manchester.
Died March 26th, 1945 at 82 years old in Llanystumdwy (brain tumor).
Irma Grese
German concentration camp guard (1923-1945).
Born October 7th, 1923 in Wrechen.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 22 years old in Hamelin Prison (hanging).
Vidkun Quisling
Norwegian politician and nazi collaborator (1887-1945).
Born July 18th, 1887 in Fyresdal. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1945 at 58 years old in Akershus Fortress (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Edgar Cayce
Purported clairvoyant healer and psychic (1877–1945).
Born March 18th, 1877 in Hopkinsville.
Died January 3rd, 1945 at 67 years old in Virginia Beach (cerebrovascular disease).
Magda Goebbels
German politician (1901–1945).
Born November 11th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died May 1st, 1945 at 43 years old in Führerbunker (cyanide poisoning).
Oskar Dirlewanger
German nazi military officer and ss regiment/brigade commander (1895–1945).
Born September 26th, 1895 in Würzburg.
Died June 7th, 1945 at 49 years old in Altshausen (blunt trauma, torture murder).
Clara Petacci
Mistress of the italian dictator benito mussolini (1912–1948).
Born February 28th, 1912 in Rome.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 33 years old in Mezzegra (gunshot wound).
Heinrich Müller
German police official and head of the gestapo (1900-1945).
Born April 28th, 1900 in Munich.
Died May 1st, 1945 at 45 years old in Berlin.
Hermann Fegelein
Ss general.
Born October 30th, 1906 in Ansbach.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 38 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
Eric Liddell
Scottish athlete, sprinter, olympian, protestant missionary (1902-1945).
Born January 16th, 1902 in Tianjin.
Died February 21st, 1945 at 43 years old in Weicheng District (brain cancer).
Béla Bartók
Hungarian composer and pianist (1881–1945).
Born March 25th, 1881 in Sânnicolau Mare.
Died September 26th, 1945 at 64 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Lord Alfred Douglas
English poet and journalist (1870–1945).
Born October 22nd, 1870 in Worcestershire.
Died March 20th, 1945 at 74 years old in Lancing.
Margot Frank
Older sister of anne frank (1926–1945).
Born February 16th, 1926 in Frankfurt.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 19 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp (typhus).
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The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé