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In the year 1945
799 Notable deaths
Thomas Homewood
British tug of war competitor (1881–1945).
Born September 25th, 1881.
Died February 1st, 1945 at 63 years old
Sven-Olof Jonsson
Gymnast (1893–1945).
Born January 23rd, 1893 in Östersund.
Died January 2nd, 1945 at 51 years old in Danderyd.
Ernesto de Fiori
Painter, draftsman and sculptor italo - brazilian (1884-1945).
Born December 12th, 1884 in Rome.
Died April 24th, 1945 at 60 years old in São Paulo.
Khalil bey Khasmammadov
Azerbaijani politician and diplomat (1873-1947).
Born November 6th, 1873 in Ganja.
Died August 11th, 1945 at 71 years old in Istanbul.
Jan Østervold
Sailor.
Born December 8th, 1876 in Austevoll Municipality.
Died January 9th, 1945 at 68 years old in New York City.
George Ross
British gymnast.
Born December 1st, 1877 in London.
Died August 28th, 1945 at 67 years old in London.
Ferdinand Kiefler
Austrian handball player (1913–1945).
Born August 4th, 1913 in Vienna.
Died January 13th, 1945 at 31 years old in Liblar.
Richard Gregg
Field hockey player (1883–1945).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Portsmouth.
Died May 20th, 1945 at 61 years old in Dublin.
Gyrithe Lemche
Danish author and women's rights activist, editor (1866-1945).
Born April 17th, 1866 in Copenhagen.
Died February 3rd, 1945 at 78 years old in Kongens Lyngby.
Yngve Stiernspetz
Gymnast (1889–1945).
Born April 27th, 1889 in Eksjö.
Died April 4th, 1945 at 55 years old in Lidingö.
Yi Tso-lin
Chinese linguist, educator and philanthropist (1897-1945).
Born July 19th, 1897 in Tongzhou Zhilizhou.
Died March 29th, 1945 at 47 years old in Rugao.
Oscar Taelman
Belgian rower (1877-1945).
Born October 5th, 1877 in Ghent. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1945 at 68 years old in Ghent.
Hans Koch
German resistance fighter (1893–1945).
Born August 16th, 1893 in Bartoszyce.
Died April 24th, 1945 at 51 years old in Berlin.
Sture Ericsson-Ewréus
Gymnast (1898–1945).
Born January 15th, 1898 in Örebro.
Died September 30th, 1945 at 47 years old in Helsingborg.
Joseph Bidez
Belgian classical philologist (1867–1945).
Born April 9th, 1867 in Frameries.
Died September 20th, 1945 at 78 years old in Oostakker.
Sobir Rakhimov
Soviet general and hero of the soviet union (1902–1945).
Born January 25th, 1902 in Tashkent.
Died March 26th, 1945 at 43 years old in Gdańsk.
Charles Collignon
French fencer (1877–1925).
Born September 7th, 1877 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 26th, 1945 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Prince Waldemar of Prussia
German jurist (1889–1945).
Born March 20th, 1889 in Kiel.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 56 years old in Tutzing.
Yun Ch'iho
Korean independence activist (1864-1945).
Born December 26th, 1864 in Asan.
Died December 6th, 1945 at 80 years old in Kaesong.
Franz Boehm
German catholic priest (1880-1945).
Born October 3rd, 1880 in Boleszyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1945 at 64 years old in Dachau concentration camp. [ref]
Luis Chamizo
Spanish writer in castilian and castúo.
Born November 7th, 1894 in Guareña.
Died December 24th, 1945 at 51 years old in Madrid.
Aarne Michaёl Tallgren
Finnish archaeologist and professor (1885–1945).
Born February 8th, 1885 in Ruovesi.
Died April 13th, 1945 at 60 years old in Helsinki.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine