In the year 1945
799 Notable deaths
Malva Schalek
Czech painter (1882–1945).
Born February 18th, 1882 in Prague.
Died March 24th, 1945 at 63 years old in Auschwitz, Oświęcim. [ref]
Aaron Soltz
Soviet politician (1872-1945).
Born March 22nd, 1872 in Šalčininkai.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Frederick Hovey
American tennis player (1868-1945).
Born October 7th, 1868 in Newton.
Died October 18th, 1945 at 77 years old in Miami Beach.
František Chvalkovský
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament, minister of foreign affairs and czechoslovak politician (1885-1945).
Born July 30th, 1885 in Jílové u Prahy. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1945 at 59 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Italo Santelli
Italian fencer (1866–1945).
Born August 15th, 1866 in Carrodano.
Died February 8th, 1945 at 78 years old in Budapest, Livorno.
George B. Martin
Democrat member of the united states senate (1876-1945).
Born August 18th, 1876 in Prestonsburg.
Died November 12th, 1945 at 69 years old in Catlettsburg.
István Tóth
Hungarian association football player (b. 1891).
Born July 28th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died February 6th, 1945 at 53 years old in Budapest.
Venny Soldan-Brofeldt
Finland swedish visual artist and painter (1863-1945).
Born November 2nd, 1863 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1945 at 81 years old in Helsinki.
Katti Anker Møller
Norwegian women's rights activist (1868-1945).
Born October 23rd, 1868 in Hamar Municipality.
Died August 20th, 1945 at 76 years old in Torsnes Municipality.
Friedrich Sarre
German archaeologist (1865-1945).
Born June 22nd, 1865 in Berlin.
Died May 31st, 1945 at 79 years old in Neubabelsberg.
Jambyl Jabayev
Kazakh traditional folksinger (1846-1945).
Born February 28th, 1846 in Almaty Region.
Died June 22nd, 1945 at 99 years old in Almaty.
Édouard Bourdet
French playwright (1887-1945).
Born October 26th, 1887 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Died January 17th, 1945 at 57 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
János Garay
Hungarian fencer (1889–1945).
Born February 23rd, 1889 in Budapest.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 56 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp.
Huseyngulu Sarabski
Azerbaijani actor (1879-1945).
Born March 20th, 1879 in Baku.
Died February 16th, 1945 at 65 years old in Baku (esophageal cancer).
Anna Dodge
Actress (1867-1945).
Born October 18th, 1867 in River Falls.
Died May 4th, 1945 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
Tom Taylor
Canadian soccer player (1880-1945).
Born December 4th, 1880 in Galt.
Died August 15th, 1945 at 64 years old in Winnipeg.
August Vermeylen
Belgian writer, man of letters, art historian, professor and politician (1872-1945).
Born May 12th, 1872 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died January 10th, 1945 at 72 years old in Uccle.
Richárd Weisz
Hungarian greco-roman wrestler.
Born April 30th, 1879 in Budapest.
Died December 4th, 1945 at 66 years old in Budapest.
Hatcher Hughes
American playwright (1881-1945).
Born February 12th, 1881 in Polkville.
Died October 19th, 1945 at 64 years old in New York City.
Gustav Frenssen
German writer (1863-1945).
Born October 19th, 1863 in Barlt.
Died April 11th, 1945 at 81 years old in Barlt.
Kálmán Kánya
Hungarian politician (1869-1945).
Born November 7th, 1869 in Sopron.
Died February 28th, 1945 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Maarouf Al Rasafi
Iraqi poet.
Born January 1st, 1875 in Al-Rusafa. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1945 at 70 years old [ref]
Elmer Holt
American politician (1884-1945).
Born October 14th, 1884 in Savannah. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1945 at 60 years old in Helena.
Arnold von Winckler
German officer (1856–1937).
Born February 17th, 1856 in Nysa.
Died July 24th, 1945 at 89 years old in Bad Freienwalde (myocardial infarction).
Charles Maurice Donnay
French dramatist (1859–1945).
Born October 12th, 1859 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 85 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 601 to 625 of 799
Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace