In the year 1945
799 Notable deaths
Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen
German general (1897–1945).
Born April 12th, 1897 in Arnstein.
Died May 9th, 1945 at 48 years old in Grobiņa.
Wilhelm Hasse
German general and knight's cross recipients (1894–1945).
Born November 24th, 1894 in Nysa.
Died May 21st, 1945 at 50 years old in Písek.
Kurt Fricke
German admiral (1889–1945).
Born November 8th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 55 years old in Berlin.
Johannes Block
German general (1894–1945).
Born November 17th, 1894 in Zakrzewo.
Died January 26th, 1945 at 50 years old in Kielce.
Karel Poláček
Czech humorist, publicist, bookwriter, scriptwriter and writer (1892–1945).
Born March 22nd, 1892 in Rychnov nad Kněžnou. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1945 at 52 years old in Auschwitz, Oświęcim, Gliwice. [ref]
Hermann Recknagel
German general (1892–1945).
Born July 18th, 1892 in Hofgeismar.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 52 years old in Piotrków Trybunalski.
Napier Shaw
English meteorologist (1854–1945).
Born March 4th, 1854 in Birmingham.
Died March 23rd, 1945 at 91 years old in London.
Frederick Francis IV
Grand duke of mecklenburg-schwerin (1882-1945).
Born April 9th, 1882 in Palermo.
Died November 17th, 1945 at 63 years old in Flensburg.
Georg Alexander
German actor (1888–1945).
Born April 3rd, 1888 in Hanover.
Died October 30th, 1945 at 57 years old in Berlin.
Emmanuel Bove
French novelist (1898–1945).
Born April 20th, 1898 in Paris.
Died July 19th, 1945 at 47 years old in Paris.
Konstantin Gorbatov
Russian artist (1876-1945).
Born May 17th, 1876 in Tolyatti.
Died May 24th, 1945 at 69 years old in Berlin.
Leopold Jessner
German film producer (1878–1945).
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Königsberg.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 67 years old in Hollywood.
Stefan Jaracz
Polish actor (1883-1945).
Born December 24th, 1883 in Tarnów, Stare Żukowice.
Died August 11th, 1945 at 61 years old in Otwock (tuberculosis).
Alessandro Longo
Italian composer (1864–1945).
Born December 30th, 1864 in Amantea.
Died November 3rd, 1945 at 80 years old in Naples.
Blas Cabrera Felipe
Spanish physicist (1878-1945).
Born May 20th, 1878 in Arrecife. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1945 at 67 years old in Mexico City (Parkinson's disease).
Joseph MacRory
Catholic cardinal (1861-1945).
Born March 19th, 1861 in Ballygawley.
Died October 13th, 1945 at 84 years old in Armagh.
Peter Chalmers Mitchell
British zoologist.
Born November 23rd, 1864 in Sheffield.
Died July 2nd, 1945 at 80 years old in Glasgow (traffic collision).
Isis Pogson
British astronomer and meteorologist..
Born September 28th, 1852 in Oxford.
Died May 14th, 1945 at 92 years old in Croydon (disease).
José Juan Tablada
Mexican poet, art critic and diplomat (1871-1945).
Born April 3rd, 1871 in Mexico City.
Died August 2nd, 1945 at 74 years old in New York City.
Charles Sands
American golfer, tennis and real tennis player (1865–1945).
Born December 22nd, 1865 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 1945 at 79 years old in New York City.
Charles W. Gilmore
Paleontologist (1874-1945).
Born March 11th, 1874 in New York City.
Died September 27th, 1945 at 71 years old in New York City.
Lucie Delarue-Mardrus
French writer and sculptor.
Born November 3rd, 1874 in Honfleur.
Died April 26th, 1945 at 70 years old in Château-Gontier.
Ishii Kikujirō
Japanese politician (1866-1945).
Born April 24th, 1866 in Mobara.
Died May 25th, 1945 at 79 years old in Tokyo.
Vahan Tekeyan
Armenian poet (1878–1945).
Born January 21st, 1878 in Ortaköy.
Died April 4th, 1945 at 67 years old in Cairo.
Alexander Roda Roda
Austrian writer (1872–1945).
Born April 13th, 1872 in Drnovice.
Died August 20th, 1945 at 73 years old in New York City (cancer).
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene