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In the year 1945
734 Notable deaths
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).
Yukio Araki
Japanese kamikaze pilot.
Born March 10th, 1928 in Kiryū.
Died May 27th, 1945 at 17 years old
Ellen Glasgow
Novelist, short story writer.
Born April 22nd, 1874 in Richmond. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1945 at 71 years old in Richmond. [ref]
Heinrich Wölfflin
Swiss art critic, art historian (1864-1945).
Born June 21st, 1864 in Winterthur. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1945 at 81 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
German general.
Born June 22nd, 1893 in Elberfeld.
Died April 29th, 1945 at 51 years old in Halbe.
Fritz Klingenberg
Ss officer (1912-1945).
Born December 17th, 1912 in Rövershagen.
Died March 22nd, 1945 at 32 years old in Herxheim.
Günther Lützow
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born September 4th, 1912 in Kiel.
Died April 24th, 1945 at 32 years old in Donauwörth (killed in action).
Lionel Martin
English businessman.
Born March 15th, 1878 in Pentewan.
Died October 14th, 1945 at 67 years old (bicycle accident).
Walter Krüger
(1890-1945) german ss general.
Born February 27th, 1890 in Strasbourg.
Died May 22nd, 1945 at 55 years old in Liepāja.
Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Grand duke of mecklenburg-schwerin (1882-1945).
Born April 9th, 1882 in Palermo.
Died November 17th, 1945 at 63 years old in Flensburg.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 734
People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin