In the year 1945
799 Notable deaths
Hans Günther
Ss officer (1910–1945).
Born August 22nd, 1910 in Erfurt.
Died May 5th, 1945 at 34 years old in Hlásná Třebaň.
Harry Liedtke
German actor (1882–1945).
Born October 12th, 1882 in Königsberg.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 62 years old in Bad Saarow.
Ludwig Steeg
German politician (1894-1945).
Born December 22nd, 1894 in Ottweiler.
Died September 6th, 1945 at 50 years old
Johannes Sobotta
German anatomist (1869-1945).
Born January 31st, 1869 in Berlin.
Died April 20th, 1945 at 76 years old in Bonn.
Giovanni Palatucci
Police official from italy (1909-1945).
Born May 31st, 1909 in Montella.
Died February 10th, 1945 at 35 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
Maurice Sachs
French writer (1906-1945).
Born September 16th, 1906 in Paris.
Died April 14th, 1945 at 38 years old in Neumünster.
Aleksey Krylov
Russian naval engineer and mathematician (1863-1945).
Born August 15th, 1863 in Krylovo.
Died October 26th, 1945 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Josef Gočár
Czech architect, urbanist and university educator (1880–1945).
Born March 13th, 1880 in Semín. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1945 at 65 years old in Jičín. [ref]
Edward Fielding
American actor (1875-1945).
Born March 19th, 1875 in Brooklyn.
Died January 10th, 1945 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills.
Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
Danish sculptor, author of the equestrian statue of king christian ix (1863–1945).
Born June 21st, 1863 in Sønder Stenderup.
Died February 21st, 1945 at 81 years old in Copenhagen.
Albrecht Penck
German geologist and geographer (1858–1945).
Born September 25th, 1858 in Reudnitz.
Died March 7th, 1945 at 86 years old in Prague.
Alfréd Schaffer
Hungarian footballer and manager (1893–1945).
Born February 13th, 1893 in Budapest.
Died August 30th, 1945 at 52 years old in Prien am Chiemsee. [ref]
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
President of costa rica (1859-1945).
Born February 6th, 1859 in Cartago.
Died January 4th, 1945 at 85 years old in San José.
Carl Gustaf Ekman
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1872-1945).
Born October 6th, 1872 in Munktorps parish.
Died June 15th, 1945 at 72 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Alfred Edward Goodey
Philanthropist and art collector (1878-1945).
Born April 3rd, 1878 in Derby.
Died April 7th, 1945 at 67 years old in Derby.
Ludwig von Hofmann
German painter (1861-1945).
Born August 17th, 1861 in Darmstadt.
Died August 23rd, 1945 at 84 years old in Pillnitz.
Leo Borchard
German conductor (1899-1945).
Born March 31st, 1899 in Moscow.
Died August 23rd, 1945 at 46 years old in Berlin.
Fejzi Alizoti
Politician, interim prime minister of albania (1874-1945).
Born September 22nd, 1874 in Gjirokastër.
Died April 14th, 1945 at 70 years old in Tirana.
Theodor Haecker
German writer (1879-1945).
Born June 4th, 1879 in Mulfingen.
Died April 9th, 1945 at 65 years old in Ustersbach.
Eugen Hadamovsky
German propagandist (1904–1945).
Born December 14th, 1904 in Berlin.
Died March 1st, 1945 at 40 years old in Kołtki.
F. Percy Smith
British nature documentary pioneer (1880-1945).
Born January 12th, 1880 in London.
Died March 24th, 1945 at 65 years old in Southgate.
Eugene Cook Bingham
American chemist.
Born December 8th, 1878 in Cornwall.
Died November 6th, 1945 at 66 years old in Easton (viral infectious disease).
Werner von Erdmannsdorff
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born July 26th, 1891 in Bautzen.
Died June 5th, 1945 at 53 years old in Ljubljana (gunshot wound).
Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu
Turkish journalist (1879–1945).
Born January 1st, 1879.
Died June 28th, 1945 at 66 years old in Geneva.
Hans Steinhoff
German film director (1882-1945).
Born March 10th, 1882 in Marienberg.
Died April 20th, 1945 at 63 years old in Glienig.
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Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi