In the year 1945
800 Notable deaths
Albert Taillandier
French racing cyclist.
Born February 8th, 1879 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 27th, 1945 at 66 years old in Auzances. [ref]
Carl Patsch
Austrian slavist, archaeologist and historian (1865–1945).
Born September 14th, 1865 in Kovač.
Died February 21st, 1945 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Erwin Wegner
German athlete.
Born April 5th, 1909 in Szczecin.
Died February 16th, 1945 at 35 years old in Moselle.
Kornél Havasi
Hungarian chess player (1892-1945).
Born January 10th, 1892 in Budapest.
Died January 15th, 1945 at 53 years old in extermination camp.
Torben Grut
Swedish architect (1871–1945).
Died December 24th, 1945 at 74 years old in Frederiksberg.
Clara Tschudi
Norwegian writer (1856-1945).
Born September 9th, 1856 in Tønsberg. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1945 at 89 years old [ref]
Raymond Suvigny
French weightlifter (1903–1945).
Born January 21st, 1903 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 26th, 1945 at 42 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Lucien Storme
Road bicycle racer (1916–1945).
Born July 18th, 1916 in Nieuwkerke.
Died April 10th, 1945 at 28 years old in Siegburg.
Albert Mockel
Belgian poet (1866-1945).
Born December 27th, 1866 in Ougrée.
Died January 30th, 1945 at 78 years old in Ixelles.
Tatsugo Kawaishi
Swimmer (1911–1945).
Born December 10th, 1911 in Higashi-Nōmijima, Etajima. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1945 at 33 years old in Iwo Jima.
Mason Phelps
Amateur golfer (1885-1945).
Born December 7th, 1885 in Chicago.
Died September 2nd, 1945 at 59 years old in Lake Forest.
Jesús Bermúdez
Bolivian footballer (1902-1945).
Born January 24th, 1902 in Oruro.
Died January 3rd, 1945 at 42 years old in Bolivia.
Alfred Ost
Belgian designer, watercolorist, illustrator, painter, draftsman, political cartoonist and poet (1884-1945).
Born February 14th, 1884 in Zwijndrecht.
Died October 9th, 1945 at 61 years old in Antwerp.
Sydney Middleton
Australian rugby union footballer (1884–1945).
Born February 24th, 1884 in Sydney.
Died September 2nd, 1945 at 61 years old in Kensington.
Hmayak Babayan
Soviet officer and military personnel (1901-1945).
Born August 15th, 1901.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 43 years old in Lichtenberg.
Martha Stettler
Swiss painter (1870-1945).
Born September 25th, 1870 in Bern.
Died December 16th, 1945 at 75 years old in Châtillon.
Antonín Procházka
Czech graphic, illustrator and painter (1882-1945).
Born June 5th, 1882 in Vážany. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1945 at 63 years old in Brno. [ref]
Frédéric Sy
French astronomer.
Born January 13th, 1861 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1945 at 84 years old in Caluire-et-Cuire. [ref]
Ernst Pistulla
German boxer (1906–1945).
Born November 28th, 1906 in Goslar.
Died March 3rd, 1945 at 38 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Hermann Buse
Road bicycle racer (1907–1945).
Born February 27th, 1907 in Berlin.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 38 years old in Berlin.
Herbert Yost
American actor (1879–1945).
Born December 8th, 1879 in Harrison.
Died October 23rd, 1945 at 65 years old in New York City.
Ivan Bagryanov
Prime minister of bulgaria (1891-1945).
Born November 27th, 1891 in Razgrad.
Died February 2nd, 1945 at 53 years old in Sofia (gunshot wound).
August Lindgren
Danish footballer (1883-1945).
Born August 1st, 1883 in Copenhagen.
Died June 1st, 1945 at 61 years old in Copenhagen.
Rudolf Borchardt
German poet (1877–1945).
Born June 9th, 1877 in Königsberg.
Died January 10th, 1945 at 67 years old in Trins.
Nikolay Khmelyov
Soviet actor (1901–1945).
Born August 10th, 1901 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died November 1st, 1945 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 701 to 725 of 800
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes