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In the year 1945
800 Notable deaths
Enrico Caviglia
Marshal of italy (1862-1945).
Born May 4th, 1862 in Finalmarina.
Died March 22nd, 1945 at 82 years old in Finale Ligure.
Enno Lolling
Head physician of nazi concentration camps (1888–1945).
Born July 19th, 1888 in Cologne.
Died May 27th, 1945 at 56 years old in Flensburg.
Erwin Ding-Schuler
German surgeon (1912-1945).
Born September 19th, 1912 in Bitterfeld.
Died August 11th, 1945 at 32 years old in Freising.
Nikolai Tcherepnin
Russian composer (1873–1945).
Born May 15th, 1873 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 27th, 1945 at 72 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ref]
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]
Senkichi Awaya
Japanese judoka (1893–1945).
Born November 7th, 1893 in Sendai.
Died August 6th, 1945 at 51 years old in Hiroshima.
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.
Demyan Bedny
Soviet poet (1883–1945).
Born April 13th, 1883 in Gubivka.
Died May 25th, 1945 at 62 years old in Barvikha.
Vincent Hugo Bendix
American inventor (1882–1945).
Born December 12th, 1882 in Moline. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1945 at 62 years old in New York City.
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).
Gerald Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour
British politician (1853–1945).
Born April 9th, 1853 in Edinburgh.
Died January 14th, 1945 at 91 years old
Kiyoshi Miki
Japanese philosopher.
Born January 5th, 1897 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died September 26th, 1945 at 48 years old
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.
Herbert L. Clarke
American conductor (1867-1945).
Born September 12th, 1867 in Woburn.
Died January 30th, 1945 at 77 years old in Long Beach.
Baillie Scott
British architect (1865-1945).
Born October 23rd, 1865 in Ramsgate.
Died February 10th, 1945 at 79 years old in Brighton.
Gustav Cassel
Swedish economist (1866–1945).
Born October 20th, 1866 in Stockholm.
Died January 15th, 1945 at 78 years old in Jönköping.
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.
Dobry Bozhilov
Bulgarian politician (1884-1945).
Born June 25th, 1884 in Kotel.
Died February 1st, 1945 at 60 years old in Sofia (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.
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).
Henk Feldmeijer
Dutch nazi politician, leader of the dutch ss and member of the waffen ss (1910–1945).
Born November 30th, 1910 in Assen.
Died February 22nd, 1945 at 34 years old in Raalte.
Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe
German prince (1868-1945).
Born January 30th, 1868 in Ratibořice.
Died December 12th, 1945 at 77 years old in Kudowa-Zdrój.
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