In the year 1945
799 Notable deaths
Julius Leber
German politician of the spd and member of the german resistance against the nazi régime (1891-1945).
Born November 16th, 1891 in Biesheim.
Died January 5th, 1945 at 53 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Ignacio Zuloaga
Spanish painter (1870-1945).
Born July 26th, 1870 in Eibar.
Died October 31st, 1945 at 75 years old in Madrid.
Avhustyn Voloshyn
Carpatho-ukrainian politician, czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament (1874-1945).
Born March 17th, 1874 in Kelechin.
Died July 19th, 1945 at 71 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Hazi Aslanov
Soviet officer (1910–1945).
Born February 4th, 1910 in Lankaran.
Died January 25th, 1945 at 34 years old in Priekuļi Parish.
Jonas Lie
Norwegian councillor of state (1899-1945).
Born December 31st, 1899 in Christiania.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 45 years old in Skallum.
George Maduro
Dutch resistance member (1916–1945).
Born July 15th, 1916 in Willemstad.
Died February 9th, 1945 at 28 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
Nikolai Berzarin
Soviet general (1904–1945).
Born April 1st, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 16th, 1945 at 41 years old in Berlin (traffic collision).
Xian Xinghai
Chinese composer (1905–1945).
Born June 13th, 1905 in Macau.
Died October 30th, 1945 at 40 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale
British artist (1872-1945).
Born January 25th, 1872 in London.
Died March 10th, 1945 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
Carl Moll
Austrian artist (1861-1945).
Born April 23rd, 1861 in Vienna.
Died April 13th, 1945 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Pedro Paulet
Peruvian scientist (1874-1945).
Born July 2nd, 1874 in Arequipa. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1945 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Johannes Popitz
Prussian politician (1884-1945).
Born December 2nd, 1884 in Leipzig.
Died February 2nd, 1945 at 60 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Émilienne d’Alençon
French dancer, actress and courtesan (1870–1945).
Born July 17th, 1870 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 14th, 1945 at 74 years old in Monaco.
Eugen Bolz
German politician (1881-1945).
Born December 15th, 1881 in Rottenburg am Neckar.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 63 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
Heisuke Yanagawa
Japanese general (1879–1945).
Born October 2nd, 1879 in Nagasaki Prefecture.
Died January 22nd, 1945 at 65 years old
Hélène de Pourtalès
Swiss sailor (1868–1945).
Born April 28th, 1868 in New York City.
Died November 2nd, 1945 at 77 years old in Geneva.
Milan Aćimović
Politician, collaborator (1898-1945).
Born May 31st, 1898 in Pinosava.
Died May 25th, 1945 at 46 years old in Zelengora.
Henry Armetta
Italian-american actor (1888-1945).
Born July 4th, 1888 in Palermo.
Died October 21st, 1945 at 57 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
Gunther Burstyn
Austro-hungarian army officer.
Born July 6th, 1879 in Bad Aussee.
Died April 15th, 1945 at 65 years old in Korneuburg.
Jüri Uluots
Estonian prime minister (1890-1945).
Born January 13th, 1890 in Kirbla parish.
Died January 9th, 1945 at 54 years old in Stockholm (stomach cancer).
Franz Augsberger
German general (1905–1945).
Born October 10th, 1905 in Vienna.
Died March 19th, 1945 at 39 years old in Prudnik.
Herbert Lumsden
British army general (1897-1945).
Born April 8th, 1897 in Clanfield.
Died January 6th, 1945 at 47 years old in Philippines.
George Alan Vasey
Australian general (1895-1945).
Born March 29th, 1895 in Malvern East.
Died March 5th, 1945 at 49 years old in Cairns.
Thomas Lewis
British cardiologist (1881–1945).
Born December 26th, 1881 in Taff's Well.
Died March 17th, 1945 at 63 years old in Loudwater.
Archduchess Carolina Maria of Austria
Archduchesse austria-tuscan imperial and royal (1869–1945).
Born September 5th, 1869 in Altmünster.
Died May 12th, 1945 at 75 years old in Budapest.
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk