In the year 1945
747 Notable deaths
Emily Carr
Canadian painter and writer (1871–1945).
Born December 13th, 1871 in Victoria.
Died March 2nd, 1945 at 73 years old in Victoria (myocardial infarction).
Plutarco Elías Calles
47th president of mexico.
Born September 25th, 1877 in Heroica Guaymas.
Died October 19th, 1945 at 68 years old in Mexico City.
Theodore Dreiser
American novelist and journalist (1871–1945).
Born August 27th, 1871 in Terre Haute. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1945 at 74 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Käthe Kollwitz
German printmaker and sculptor.
Born July 8th, 1867 in Königsberg, Kaliningrad. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1945 at 77 years old in Moritzburg. [ref]
Violette Szabo
French-british soe spy.
Born June 26th, 1921 in Levallois-Perret.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 23 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (ballistic trauma).
Eduard Bloch
Austrian physician (1872-1945).
Born January 30th, 1872 in Hluboká nad Vltavou.
Died June 1st, 1945 at 73 years old in The Bronx (stomach cancer).
Blind Willie Johnson
American blues musician (1897–1945).
Born January 22nd, 1897 in Brenham, Pendleton.
Died September 18th, 1945 at 48 years old in Beaumont.
Elisabeth Volkenrath
Female nazi concentration camp guard.
Born September 5th, 1919 in Świerzawa.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 26 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Robert Ritter von Greim
German field marshal.
Born June 22nd, 1892 in Bayreuth.
Died May 24th, 1945 at 52 years old in Salzburg (cyanide poisoning).
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium
Archduchess of austria.
Born May 21st, 1864 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died August 23rd, 1945 at 81 years old in Pannonhalma.
Hans Oster
German general.
Born August 9th, 1887 in Dresden.
Died April 9th, 1945 at 57 years old in Flossenbürg concentration camp (hanging).
Sarah Chapman
Leader of the 1888 bryant & may matchgirls' strike (1862-1945).
Born October 31st, 1862 in Mile End.
Died November 27th, 1945 at 83 years old in Bethnal Green.
Anders Lassen
Recipient of the victoria cross (1920-1945).
Born September 22nd, 1920 in Høvdingsgård.
Died April 9th, 1945 at 24 years old in Comacchio.
Stefan Banach
Polish mathematician (1892–1945).
Born March 30th, 1892 in Kraków.
Died August 31st, 1945 at 53 years old in Lviv (lung cancer). [ref]
Wilhelm Burgdorf
German general (1895–1945).
Born February 15th, 1895 in Fürstenwalde.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 50 years old in Berlin.
Rash Behari Bose
Indian independence activist.
Born May 25th, 1886 in Bardhaman, Bengal Presidency.
Died January 21st, 1945 at 58 years old in Tokyo, Empire of Japan. [ref]
Jack Thayer
Titanic survivor (1894–1945).
Born December 24th, 1894 in Philadelphia.
Died September 20th, 1945 at 50 years old in Philadelphia.
Anton Webern
Austrian composer and conductor.
Born December 3rd, 1883 in Vienna.
Died September 15th, 1945 at 61 years old in Mittersill.
John Amery
British nazi collaborator (1912–1945).
Born March 14th, 1912 in Chelsea.
Died December 19th, 1945 at 33 years old in HM Prison Wandsworth (hanging to death).
Arthur Nebe
German police officer (1894-1945).
Born November 13th, 1894 in Berlin.
Died March 21st, 1945 at 50 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Giovanni Agnelli
Italian entrepreneur (1866-1945).
Born August 13th, 1866 in Villar Perosa. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1945 at 79 years old in Turin. [ref]
Hans Kammler
German architect, ss general, head of construction and armament projects in the german reich (1901-1945).
Born August 26th, 1901 in Szczecin. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1945 at 43 years old in Jílové u Prahy.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
American lieutenant general during world war ii.
Born July 18th, 1886 in Munfordville.
Died June 18th, 1945 at 58 years old in Okinawa Prefecture.
Anton Dostler
German general.
Born May 10th, 1891 in Munich.
Died December 1st, 1945 at 54 years old in Aversa (ballistic trauma).
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