In the year 1945
799 Notable deaths
Nikolai Tcherepnin
Russian composer (1873–1945).
Born May 3rd, 1873 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 27th, 1945 at 72 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ref]
Senkichi Awaya
Japanese judoka (1893–1945).
Born November 7th, 1893 in Sendai.
Died August 6th, 1945 at 51 years old in Hiroshima.
Yu Dafu
Chinese writer (1896–1945).
Born December 7th, 1896 in Fuyang District.
Died September 17th, 1945 at 48 years old in Payakumbuh.
Gideon Klein
Czech composer (1919–1945).
Born December 6th, 1919 in Přerov. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1945 at 25 years old in extermination camp, Fürstengrube. [ref]
Enrico Caviglia
Marshal of italy (1862-1945).
Born May 4th, 1862 in Finalmarina.
Died March 22nd, 1945 at 82 years old in Finale Ligure.
Kesago Nakajima
Japanese general (1881-1945).
Born June 15th, 1881 in Ōita Prefecture.
Died October 28th, 1945 at 64 years old
Walter Gross
German physician and nazi politician (1904-1945).
Born October 21st, 1904 in Kassel.
Died April 25th, 1945 at 40 years old in Berlin.
Gerald Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour
British politician (1853–1945).
Born April 9th, 1853 in Edinburgh.
Died January 14th, 1945 at 91 years old
Gustav Cassel
Swedish economist (1866–1945).
Born October 20th, 1866 in Stockholm.
Died January 15th, 1945 at 78 years old in Jönköping.
Baillie Scott
British architect (1865-1945).
Born October 23rd, 1865 in Ramsgate.
Died February 10th, 1945 at 79 years old in Brighton.
Herbert L. Clarke
American conductor (1867-1945).
Born September 12th, 1867 in Woburn.
Died January 30th, 1945 at 77 years old in Long Beach.
Demyan Bedny
Soviet poet (1883–1945).
Born April 13th, 1883 in Gubivka.
Died May 25th, 1945 at 62 years old in Barvikha.
Luisa Ferida
Italien actress (1914–1945).
Born March 18th, 1914 in Castel San Pietro Terme.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 31 years old in Milan (gunshot wound).
Karl Leisner
German roman catholic priest and martyr (1915–1945).
Born February 28th, 1915 in Rees.
Died August 12th, 1945 at 30 years old in Waldsanatorium bei Planegg (tuberculosis). [ref]
Emil von Reznicek
Austrian late romantic composer (1860–1945).
Born May 4th, 1861 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1945 at 84 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Adriano Visconti
Italian fighter pilot, aviator and military personnel (1915–1945).
Born November 11th, 1915 in Tripoli.
Died April 29th, 1945 at 29 years old in Milan.
Richard Pfeiffer
German physician and bacteriologist (1858–1945).
Born March 27th, 1858 in Zduny.
Died September 15th, 1945 at 87 years old in Lądek-Zdrój.
Kiyoshi Miki
Japanese philosopher.
Born January 5th, 1897 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died September 26th, 1945 at 48 years old
Joachim Rumohr
German world war ii person (1910-1945).
Born August 6th, 1910 in Hamburg.
Died February 11th, 1945 at 34 years old in Budapest.
Robert Sterling Yard
Wilderness activist and publicist (1861-1945).
Born February 1st, 1861 in Haverstraw.
Died May 17th, 1945 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
Kurt von der Chevallerie
German general and knight's cross recipients (1891-1945).
Born December 23rd, 1891 in Berlin.
Died April 18th, 1945 at 53 years old in Kołobrzeg.
Alexander Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse
Prussian prince (1863–1945).
Born January 25th, 1863 in Copenhagen.
Died March 26th, 1945 at 82 years old in Fronhausen.
Constantin Tănase
Romanian actor, writer for stage, coupletist, and humorist (1880-1945).
Born July 5th, 1880 in Vaslui.
Died August 29th, 1945 at 65 years old in Bucharest.
José Agripino Barnet
Cuban politician and diplomat (1864-1945).
Born June 23rd, 1864 in Barcelona.
Died September 18th, 1945 at 81 years old in Havana.
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson