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In the year 1945
800 Notable deaths
Emanuel Moravec
Czech military officer, writer, and politician (1893-1945).
Born April 17th, 1893 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1945 at 52 years old in Prague (gunshot wound). [ref]
Peter Högl
Ss officer (1897-1945).
Born August 19th, 1897 in Marklkofen.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 47 years old in Berlin.
Yukio Araki
Japanese kamikaze pilot.
Born March 10th, 1929 in Kiryū.
Died May 27th, 1945 at 16 years old
Alfred Delp
German jesuit priest, and philosopher of the german resistance (1907-1945).
Born September 15th, 1907 in Mannheim.
Died February 2nd, 1945 at 37 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
French writer.
Born January 3rd, 1893 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 15th, 1945 at 52 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (drug overdose).
William H. Rupertus
American marine corps general (1889-1945).
Born November 14th, 1889 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 25th, 1945 at 55 years old in Quantico.
Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley
German terrorist and political activist (1897-1945).
Born February 5th, 1897 in Sankt Martin im Innkreis.
Died June 29th, 1945 at 48 years old in Salzburg (traffic collision).
Hans-Adolf Prützmann
German general (1901-1945).
Born August 31st, 1901 in Tolkmicko.
Died May 21st, 1945 at 43 years old in Lüneburg (poison).
Dwight Filley Davis Sr.
American politician and tennis player (1879–1945).
Born July 5th, 1879 in St. Louis.
Died November 28th, 1945 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C..
Aris Velouchiotis
Greek resistance fighter (1905-1945).
Born August 27th, 1905 in Lamia.
Died June 16th, 1945 at 39 years old in Mesounta.
Franklin Carmichael
Canadian artist (1890-1945).
Born May 4th, 1890 in Orillia.
Died October 24th, 1945 at 55 years old in Toronto.
Maurice Halbwachs
French sociologist (1877-1945), died in buchenwald concentration camp.
Born March 11th, 1877 in Reims.
Died March 16th, 1945 at 68 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (dysentery).
Francis William Aston
British chemist (1877-1945).
Born September 1st, 1877 in Harborne.
Died November 20th, 1945 at 68 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
William, Prince of Albania
Prince of albania (1876–1945).
Born March 26th, 1876 in Neuwied.
Died April 18th, 1945 at 69 years old in Predeal.
Ellen Glasgow
Novelist, short story writer (1873–1945).
Born April 22nd, 1874 in Richmond.
Died November 21st, 1945 at 71 years old in Richmond.
Wolfgang Lüth
German naval officer and u-boat commander during world war ii (1913-1945).
Born October 15th, 1913 in Riga.
Died May 14th, 1945 at 31 years old in Flensburg (gunshot wound).
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
German ss-general (1893-1945).
Born June 22nd, 1893 in Elberfeld.
Died April 29th, 1945 at 51 years old in Halbe.
Lionel Martin
English businessman.
Born March 15th, 1878 in Pentewan.
Died October 14th, 1945 at 67 years old (bicycle accident).
Fritz Klingenberg
Ss officer (1912-1945).
Born December 17th, 1912 in Rövershagen.
Died March 22nd, 1945 at 32 years old in Herxheim.
Heinrich Wölfflin
Swiss art critic and art historian (1864-1945).
Born June 21st, 1864 in Winterthur.
Died July 19th, 1945 at 81 years old in Zurich.
Alexander Granach
German-austrian actor.
Born April 18th, 1890 in Verbivtsi.
Died March 14th, 1945 at 54 years old in New York City (pulmonary embolism).
Ludwig Müller
Leading member of the german christians and reichsbischof (1883–1945).
Born June 23rd, 1883 in Gütersloh.
Died July 31st, 1945 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Walter Krüger
(1890-1945) german ss general.
Born February 27th, 1890 in Strasbourg.
Died May 22nd, 1945 at 55 years old in Liepāja.
Gloria Dickson
American actress (1917–1945).
Born August 13th, 1917 in Pocatello.
Died April 10th, 1945 at 27 years old in Los Angeles (smoke inhalation injury).
Günther Lützow
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1912–1945).
Born September 4th, 1912 in Kiel.
Died April 24th, 1945 at 32 years old in Donauwörth.
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