In the year 1945
800 Notable deaths
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.
Elmer Holt
American politician (1884-1945).
Born October 14th, 1884 in Savannah. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1945 at 60 years old in Helena.
Manolo Hugué
Catalan sculptor (1872-1945).
Born April 29th, 1872 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1945 at 73 years old in Caldes de Montbui (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pauls Kalniņš
Latvian politician (1872-1945).
Born March 3rd, 1872 in Vilce Parish.
Died August 26th, 1945 at 73 years old in Lustenau.
Yasujirō Shimazu
Japanese film director (1897–1945).
Born June 3rd, 1897 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1945 at 48 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer). [ref]
Hans Dominik
German science fiction author, journalist, engineer (1872–1945).
Born November 15th, 1872 in Zwickau.
Died December 19th, 1945 at 73 years old in Berlin.
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]
Aleksander Waszkiewicz
Polish-soviet brigadier general.
Born August 24th, 1901 in Białowieża.
Died April 22nd, 1945 at 43 years old in Thräna.
Vladimir Adoratsky
Russian historian and theorist (1878–1945).
Born August 19th, 1878 in Kazan.
Died June 5th, 1945 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Arthur Christensen
Danish writer (1875-1945).
Born January 9th, 1875 in Copenhagen.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Georges Charpy
French scientist (1865-1945).
Born September 1st, 1865 in Oullins.
Died November 25th, 1945 at 80 years old in Paris.
Louise Cox
American painter (1865-1945).
Born June 23rd, 1865 in San Francisco.
Died December 11th, 1945 at 80 years old in Mount Kisco.
Ménie Muriel Dowie
British writer, poet, journalist and essayist (1867–1945).
Born July 15th, 1867 in Liverpool.
Died March 25th, 1945 at 77 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein
Austro-hungarian diplomat (1861-1945).
Born September 5th, 1861 in Lviv.
Died June 15th, 1945 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Jaro Fürth
Austrian actor (1871-1945).
Born April 21st, 1871 in Prague.
Died November 12th, 1945 at 74 years old in Vienna (disease).
Frank Lanning
Actor (1872-1945).
Born August 14th, 1872 in Marion.
Died June 17th, 1945 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Gabriel El-Registan
Soviet armenien poet (1899–1945).
Born December 15th, 1899 in Samarkand.
Died June 30th, 1945 at 45 years old in Moscow.
Jan Skala
Sorbian journalist and author (1889–1945).
Born June 17th, 1889 in Nebelschütz.
Died January 22nd, 1945 at 55 years old in Dziedzice (gunshot wound).
William Trelease
American botanist and entomologist (1857–1945).
Born February 22nd, 1857 in Mount Vernon.
Died January 1st, 1945 at 87 years old in Urbana.
Walter Frederick Gale
Australian astronomer and banker (1865-1945).
Born November 27th, 1865 in Paddington.
Died June 1st, 1945 at 79 years old in Waverley.
Guðmundur Kamban
Icelandic writer (1888-1945).
Born June 8th, 1888 in Álftanes. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1945 at 56 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Fay Moulton
Athletics and american football competitor (1876–1945).
Born April 7th, 1876 in Marion.
Died February 19th, 1945 at 68 years old in Kansas City.
Ludwig Diels
German botanist (1874–1945).
Born September 24th, 1874 in Hamburg.
Died November 30th, 1945 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Thomas Balvay
French football referee (1888–1945).
Born February 2nd, 1888 in Paris.
Died July 15th, 1945 at 57 years old
Kamil Krofta
Czechoslovak minister of foreign affairs and historian (1876-1945).
Born July 17th, 1876 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1945 at 69 years old in Vráž. [ref]
Deaths 626 to 650 of 800
Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé