In the year 1945
800 Notable deaths
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).
Otto Hönigschmid
Austrian chemist (1878–1945).
Born March 13th, 1878 in Hořovice.
Died October 14th, 1945 at 67 years old in Munich.
Nikolai Yevgenyevich Markov
Russian politician (1866–1945).
Born April 14th, 1866 in Simferopol.
Died April 25th, 1945 at 79 years old in Wiesbaden.
Anders Larsson
Olympic wrestler.
Born July 2nd, 1892 in Varberg.
Died January 4th, 1945 at 52 years old in Gothenburg.
Frederick Parks
Boxer (1885–1945).
Born March 11th, 1875 in London.
Died May 22nd, 1945 at 70 years old in Hampstead.
John Bray
Athletics competitor (1875–1945).
Born August 19th, 1875 in Middleport.
Died July 8th, 1945 at 69 years old in San Francisco.
Oscar Almgren
Swedish archaeologist (1869–1945).
Born November 9th, 1869 in Maria Magdalena parish. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1945 at 75 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.
Pietro Speciale
Fencer (1876-1945).
Born September 29th, 1876 in Palermo.
Died November 9th, 1945 at 69 years old in Palermo.
Friedrich von Rochow
German equestrian (1881–1945).
Born August 12th, 1881 in Schloss Reckahn.
Died August 17th, 1945 at 64 years old in Schloss Reckahn.
August Kop
Field hockey player (1904-1945).
Born May 5th, 1904 in Purmerend.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 40 years old in Pekanbaru.
Harry Sundberg
Swedish footballer (1898-1945).
Born January 9th, 1898 in Stockholm.
Died May 16th, 1945 at 47 years old in Stockholm.
Georges André
French bobsledder (1876-1945).
Born July 26th, 1876 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 19th, 1945 at 68 years old in Versailles.
Frida Stéenhoff
Swedish writer and women's rights activist (1865-1945).
Born December 11th, 1865 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1945 at 79 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Frank Synott
American ice hockey player (1890-1945).
Born December 28th, 1890 in Chatham.
Died October 12th, 1945 at 54 years old in Boston.
Jules Pappaert
Belgian footballer (1905-1945).
Born November 5th, 1905 in Saint-Gilles.
Died December 30th, 1945 at 40 years old
Maryja Mahdaliena Radzivil
Belarusian patron of the arts (1861-1945).
Born July 8th, 1861 in Warsaw.
Died January 6th, 1945 at 83 years old in Fribourg.
Wilhelm Menne
German rower (1910–1945).
Born August 11th, 1910 in Würzburg.
Died March 27th, 1945 at 34 years old in Trenčín.
Paolo Salvi
Italian gymnast (1891–1945).
Born November 22nd, 1891 in Brescia.
Died January 12th, 1945 at 53 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp.
Toon Oprinsen
Dutch footballer (1910-1945).
Born November 25th, 1910 in Tilburg.
Died January 14th, 1945 at 34 years old in Vught.
Antônio Francisco Braga
Brazilian composer (1868-1945).
Born April 15th, 1868 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died March 14th, 1945 at 76 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
John Elliott
British boxer (1901-1945).
Born October 12th, 1901 in Hoxton.
Died July 3rd, 1945 at 43 years old in Balikpapan.
Simeon Price
Amateur golfer (1882–1945).
Born May 16th, 1882 in St. Louis.
Died December 16th, 1945 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Konstantin Trenyov
Soviet writer and playwright (1876–1945).
Born June 2nd, 1876 in Baksheyivka.
Died May 19th, 1945 at 68 years old in Moscow.
József Vágó
Hungarian footballer (1906-1945).
Born June 30th, 1906 in Debrecen.
Died May 5th, 1945 at 38 years old in Budapest.
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez