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In the year 1945
800 Notable deaths
George F. Marion
American stage and screen actor (1860-1945).
Born July 16th, 1860 in San Francisco.
Died November 30th, 1945 at 85 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (myocardial infarction).
José María Moncada
President of nicaragua (1870-1945).
Born December 8th, 1870 in Nicaragua.
Died February 23rd, 1945 at 74 years old in Managua.
Gustav Heistermann von Ziehlberg
German general and knight's cross recipients (1898–1945).
Born December 10th, 1898 in Inowrocław.
Died February 2nd, 1945 at 46 years old in Spandau (gunshot wound).
Berta Zuckerkandl-Szeps
Austrian writer, art critic and salonholder (1864-1945).
Born April 13th, 1864 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1945 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Theodor Vahlen
German mathematician and nazi party official (1869–1945).
Born June 30th, 1869 in Vienna.
Died November 16th, 1945 at 76 years old in Prague.
Stacia Napierkowska
French actor and dancer (1891–1945).
Born September 16th, 1891 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 53 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Paul Daimler
German automotive engineer (1869–1945).
Born September 13th, 1869 in Karlsruhe.
Died December 15th, 1945 at 76 years old in Berlin.
Vilhelms Purvītis
Latvian artist (1872-1945).
Born March 3rd, 1872 in Zaube Parish.
Died January 14th, 1945 at 72 years old in Bad Nauheim.
Karl Gerland
German general (1905-1945).
Born July 14th, 1905 in Gottsbüren.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 39 years old in Frankfurt (Oder).
Isis Pogson
British astronomer and meteorologist..
Born September 28th, 1852 in Oxford.
Died May 14th, 1945 at 92 years old in Croydon (disease).
Yoshiyuki Kawashima
Japanese general (1878–1945).
Born May 25th, 1878 in Ehime Prefecture.
Died September 8th, 1945 at 67 years old
Edwin W. Kemmerer
American economist (1875–1945).
Born June 29th, 1875 in Scranton.
Died December 16th, 1945 at 70 years old in Princeton.
Mustafa Busuladžić
Bosniak writer and translator, anti-communist, antisemitist, pro-ustasha and pro-ndh.
Born April 14th, 1914 in Trebinje.
Died June 29th, 1945 at 31 years old in Sarajevo (gunshot wound).
Mariya Tsukanova
Heroine of the soviet union (1924–1945).
Born September 14th, 1924 in Omsk.
Died August 15th, 1945 at 20 years old in Chongjin.
Nikolaus Gross
German resistance fighter (1898–1945).
Born September 30th, 1898 in Niederwenigern.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 46 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Wilhelm Wirtinger
Austrian mathematician (1865–1945).
Born July 15th, 1865 in Ybbs an der Donau.
Died January 16th, 1945 at 79 years old in Ybbs an der Donau. [ref]
Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
Russian entrepreneur, organizer of film production, screenwriter, director.
Born August 8th, 1877 in Nyzhnia Krynka.
Died September 26th, 1945 at 68 years old in Yalta.
James G. Scrugham
American politician (1880-1945).
Born January 19th, 1880 in Lexington.
Died June 23rd, 1945 at 65 years old in San Diego.
Lucien Simon
French painter (1861-1945).
Born July 18th, 1861 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1945 at 84 years old in Combrit.
Torgny Segerstedt
Scholar of comparative religion; publicist (1876–1945).
Born November 1st, 1876 in Karlstad church parish.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 68 years old in Vasa parish.
José Gutiérrez Solana
Spanish painter (1886-1945).
Born February 28th, 1886 in Madrid.
Died June 24th, 1945 at 59 years old in Madrid.
Camille Mauclair
French writer (1872-1945).
Born December 29th, 1872 in Paris.
Died April 23rd, 1945 at 72 years old in Paris.
Edith Rebecca Saunders
British geneticist (1865-1945).
Born October 14th, 1865 in Brighton.
Died June 6th, 1945 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Leopold Jessner
German film producer (1878–1945).
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Königsberg.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 67 years old in Hollywood.
David Young Cameron
British artist (1865-1945).
Born June 28th, 1865 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1945 at 80 years old in Perth.
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene