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In the year 1945
800 Notable deaths
Majda Vrhovnik
Slovenian spy (1922–1945).
Born April 14th, 1922 in Ljubljana.
Died May 4th, 1945 at 23 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (gunshot wound).
Lothar Sieber
Test pilot (1922–1945).
Born April 7th, 1922 in Dresden.
Died March 1st, 1945 at 22 years old in Stetten am kalten Markt.
Marcel Callo
French typographer (1921–1945).
Born December 6th, 1921 in Rennes.
Died March 19th, 1945 at 23 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp (tuberculosis, dysentery).
Kurt Knispel
German tank commander during world war ii (1921–1945).
Born September 20th, 1921 in Salisov.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 23 years old in Vrbovec. [ref]
Violette Szabo
French-british soe spy.
Born June 26th, 1921 in Levallois-Perret.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 23 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (gunshot wound).
Anders Lassen
Recipient of the victoria cross (1920-1945).
Born September 22nd, 1920 in Høvdingsgård.
Died April 9th, 1945 at 24 years old in Comacchio.
Hannie Schaft
Dutch communist resistance fighter and martyr (1920–1945).
Born September 16th, 1921 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1945 at 23 years old in Bloemendaal (gunshot wound). [ref]
Constanze Manziarly
Cook and dietitian to adolf hitler (1920–1945).
Born April 14th, 1920 in Innsbruck.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 25 years old in Berlin.
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]
Elisabeth Volkenrath
Female nazi concentration camp guard (1919–1945).
Born September 5th, 1919 in Świerzawa.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 26 years old in Hamelin Prison (hanging to death).
Jane Horney
World war ii spy.
Born July 8th, 1918 in Gustav Vasa parish. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1945 at 26 years old in Øresund.
Karsten Konow
Sailor.
Born February 16th, 1918 in Oslo.
Died July 10th, 1945 at 27 years old in Stavanger.
Yun Dong-ju
Korean poet (1917–1945).
Born December 30th, 1917 in Longjing.
Died February 16th, 1945 at 27 years old in Fukuoka.
Heinrich Ehrler
German world war ii fighter pilot (1917–1945).
Born September 14th, 1917 in Lauda-Königshofen.
Died April 4th, 1945 at 27 years old in Stendal.
Otto Kittel
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1917–1945).
Born February 21st, 1917 in Krasov.
Died February 14th, 1945 at 27 years old in Džūkste Parish.
Lucien Storme
Road bicycle racer (1916–1945).
Born July 18th, 1916 in Nieuwkerke.
Died April 10th, 1945 at 28 years old in Siegburg.
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.
Shalva Loladze
Soviet air force officer (1916-1945).
Born April 16th, 1916 in Tbilisi.
Died April 25th, 1945 at 29 years old in Texel.
Heinz-Wilhelm Eck
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander (1916-1945).
Born March 27th, 1916 in Hamburg.
Died November 30th, 1945 at 29 years old in Hamburg (gunshot wound).
Teresio Olivelli
Italian teacher, blessed (1916-1945).
Born January 7th, 1916 in Bellagio.
Died January 17th, 1945 at 29 years old in Hersbruck concentration camp.
Denise Bloch
French secret agent (1916-1945).
Born January 21st, 1916 in Paris.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 29 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Viktor Golubev
Soviet aviator (1916–1945).
Born January 17th, 1916 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 17th, 1945 at 29 years old in Moscow.
Teyfuq Abdul
Soviet military officer (1915-1945).
Born December 24th, 1915 in Partenit.
Died March 18th, 1945 at 29 years old in Grodków.
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.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel