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In the year 1945
799 Notable deaths
Rabod von Kröcher
German equestrian (1880–1945).
Born June 30th, 1880 in Breddin.
Died December 25th, 1945 at 65 years old in Groß Brunsrode.
Viktor Golubev
Soviet aviator (1916–1945).
Born January 17th, 1916 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 17th, 1945 at 29 years old in Moscow.
Nikolai Yevgenyevich Markov
Russian politician (1866–1945).
Born April 14th, 1866 in Simferopol.
Died April 25th, 1945 at 79 years old in Wiesbaden.
Eugen Deutsch
German weightlifter (1907–1945).
Born November 9th, 1907 in Ludwigshafen.
Died February 8th, 1945 at 37 years old in Großsteinhausen.
Franz Albert Amrhein
German rugby union player.
Born December 29th, 1870 in Frankfurt.
Died May 20th, 1945 at 74 years old in Frankfurt.
Sydney Martineau
British fencer (1863–1945).
Born January 6th, 1863 in Clapham.
Died December 19th, 1945 at 82 years old in Westminster.
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.
Branca de Gonta Colaço
Portuguese writer (1880-1945).
Born July 8th, 1880 in Lisbon.
Died March 22nd, 1945 at 64 years old in Lisbon.
Albert Zirkel
American wrestler.
Born October 23rd, 1884 in Newark.
Died February 3rd, 1945 at 60 years old in Newark.
Olaf Sæther
Sport shooter (1871-1945).
Born July 1st, 1871 in Hedmark.
Died November 1st, 1945 at 74 years old in Oslo.
Emmanuel Foulon
Belgian archer.
Born December 29th, 1871 in Frameries.
Died July 22nd, 1945 at 73 years old in Frameries.
Emil Benecke
German water polo player (1898–1945).
Born October 4th, 1898 in Magdeburg.
Died August 12th, 1945 at 46 years old in Riga.
Francesco Verri
Italian racing cyclist (1885–1945).
Born June 11th, 1885 in Mantua.
Died June 6th, 1945 at 59 years old in Piombino (car collision).
Erminio Dones
Italian rower (1887–1945).
Born April 14th, 1897 in Venice.
Died April 25th, 1945 at 48 years old in Milan.
Aarne Salovaara
Gymnast (1887-1945).
Born December 25th, 1887 in Kotka.
Died September 11th, 1945 at 57 years old in Kotka.
Valentin Krempl
German bobsledder (1904–1945).
Born April 15th, 1904 in Rosenheim.
Died December 31st, 1945 at 41 years old [ref]
Fritz Messner
Field hockey player.
Born January 18th, 1912 in Wilmersdorf.
Died November 7th, 1945 at 33 years old in Kharkiv.
Mihály Dávid
Hungarian shot putter (1886–1945).
Born July 31st, 1886 in Purcăreți. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1945 at 58 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Harold Fraser
Amateur golfer (1872-1945).
Born October 26th, 1872 in Woodstock.
Died January 4th, 1945 at 72 years old in Ottawa Hills.
Otto Granström
Finnish gymnast (1887–1945).
Born October 4th, 1887.
Died May 1st, 1945 at 57 years old [ref]
David Smith
South african sport shooter, born 1880.
Born April 10th, 1880.
Died August 15th, 1945 at 65 years old in Johannesburg.
Friedrich Oltmanns
German phycologist (1860–1945).
Born July 11th, 1860 in Oberndorf, Lower Saxony.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Karsten Konow
Sailor.
Born February 16th, 1918 in Oslo.
Died July 10th, 1945 at 27 years old in Stavanger.
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