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In the year 1945
800 Notable deaths
Ademaga Mešić
Bosnian politician and military officer (1868–1945).
Born March 25th, 1868 in Tešanj.
Died July 1st, 1945 at 77 years old in Zagreb.
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
Polish explorer and writer (1878–1945).
Died January 3rd, 1945 at 66 years old in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Emmanuel Bove
French novelist (1898–1945).
Born April 20th, 1898 in Paris.
Died July 19th, 1945 at 47 years old in Paris.
Christa Tordy
German actress (1904-1945).
Born June 30th, 1904 in Bremen.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 40 years old in Bad Saarow.
Otto von Schrader
German admiral (1888–1945).
Born March 18th, 1888 in Ełk.
Died July 19th, 1945 at 57 years old in Bergen.
Ilya Golosov
Russian architect (1883–1945).
Born July 31st, 1883 in Moscow.
Died January 29th, 1945 at 61 years old in Moscow.
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]
Johannes Block
German general (1894–1945).
Born November 17th, 1894 in Zakrzewo.
Died January 26th, 1945 at 50 years old in Kielce.
Kurt Fricke
German admiral (1889–1945).
Born November 8th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 55 years old in Berlin.
Joseph MacRory
Catholic cardinal (1861-1945).
Born March 19th, 1861 in Ballygawley.
Died October 13th, 1945 at 84 years old in Armagh.
Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen
German general (1897–1945).
Born April 12th, 1897 in Arnstein.
Died May 9th, 1945 at 48 years old in Grobiņa.
Hans Winkler
German botanist (1877-1945).
Born April 23rd, 1877 in Oschatz.
Died November 22nd, 1945 at 68 years old in Dresden.
Napier Shaw
English meteorologist (1854–1945).
Born March 4th, 1854 in Birmingham.
Died March 23rd, 1945 at 91 years old in London.
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).
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.
Hermann Recknagel
German general (1892–1945).
Born July 18th, 1892 in Hofgeismar.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 52 years old in Piotrków Trybunalski.
Georg Alexander
German actor (1888–1945).
Born April 3rd, 1888 in Hanover.
Died October 30th, 1945 at 57 years old in Berlin.
Konstantin Gorbatov
Russian artist (1876-1945).
Born May 17th, 1876 in Tolyatti.
Died May 24th, 1945 at 69 years old in Berlin.
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).
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.
Peter Chalmers Mitchell
British zoologist.
Born November 23rd, 1864 in Sheffield.
Died July 2nd, 1945 at 80 years old in Glasgow (traffic collision).
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.
Ishii Kikujirō
Japanese politician (1866-1945).
Born April 24th, 1866 in Mobara.
Died May 25th, 1945 at 79 years old in Tokyo.
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).
Deaths 526 to 550 of 800
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur