In the year 1945
799 Notable deaths
Kornél Havasi
Hungarian chess player (1892-1945).
Born January 10th, 1892 in Budapest.
Died January 15th, 1945 at 53 years old in extermination camp.
Lucien Storme
Road bicycle racer (1916–1945).
Born July 18th, 1916 in Nieuwkerke.
Died April 10th, 1945 at 28 years old in Siegburg.
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.
Albert Mockel
Belgian poet (1866-1945).
Born December 27th, 1866 in Ougrée.
Died January 30th, 1945 at 78 years old in Ixelles.
Mason Phelps
Amateur golfer (1885-1945).
Born December 7th, 1885 in Chicago.
Died September 2nd, 1945 at 59 years old in Lake Forest.
Sydney Middleton
Australian rugby union footballer (1884–1945).
Born February 24th, 1884 in Sydney.
Died September 2nd, 1945 at 61 years old in Kensington.
Jesús Bermúdez
Bolivian footballer (1902-1945).
Born January 24th, 1902 in Oruro.
Died January 3rd, 1945 at 42 years old in Bolivia.
Maria Pierina De Micheli
Roman catholic religious sister (1890–1945).
Born September 11th, 1890 in Milan.
Died July 26th, 1945 at 54 years old in Madonna del Sasso.
Martha Stettler
Swiss painter (1870-1945).
Born September 25th, 1870 in Bern.
Died December 16th, 1945 at 75 years old in Châtillon.
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.
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]
Hmayak Babayan
Soviet officer and military personnel (1901-1945).
Born August 15th, 1901.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 43 years old in Lichtenberg.
Clara Tschudi
Norwegian writer (1856-1945).
Born September 9th, 1856 in Tønsberg. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1945 at 89 years old [ref]
Erwin Wegner
German athlete.
Born April 5th, 1909 in Szczecin.
Died February 16th, 1945 at 35 years old in Moselle.
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]
Hermann Buse
Road bicycle racer (1907–1945).
Born February 27th, 1907 in Berlin.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 38 years old in Berlin.
Ernst Pistulla
German boxer (1906–1945).
Born November 28th, 1906 in Goslar.
Died March 3rd, 1945 at 38 years old in Berlin. [ref]
August Lindgren
Danish footballer (1883-1945).
Born August 1st, 1883 in Copenhagen.
Died June 1st, 1945 at 61 years old in Copenhagen.
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.
Herbert Yost
American actor (1879–1945).
Born December 8th, 1879 in Harrison.
Died October 23rd, 1945 at 65 years old in New York City.
Otto Hönigschmid
Austrian chemist (1878–1945).
Born March 13th, 1878 in Hořovice.
Died October 14th, 1945 at 67 years old in Munich.
Nikolay Khmelyov
Soviet actor (1901–1945).
Born August 10th, 1901 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died November 1st, 1945 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Friedrich Kayssler
German actor (1874–1945).
Born April 7th, 1874 in Nowa Ruda.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 71 years old in Kleinmachnow (gunshot wound).
John Bray
Athletics competitor (1875–1945).
Born August 19th, 1875 in Middleport.
Died July 8th, 1945 at 69 years old in San Francisco.
Anders Larsson
Olympic wrestler.
Born July 2nd, 1892 in Varberg.
Died January 4th, 1945 at 52 years old in Gothenburg.
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø