In the year 1945
735 Notable deaths
André Tardieu
Prime minister of france (1876–1945).
Born September 22nd, 1876 in Paris.
Died September 15th, 1945 at 68 years old in Menton.
Paul Pelliot
French sinologist (1878-1945).
Born May 28th, 1878 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1945 at 67 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Clem Hill
Australian cricketer (1877-1945).
Born March 18th, 1877 in Hindmarsh.
Died September 5th, 1945 at 68 years old in Parkville.
René Carmille
Comptroller general of the french army and member of french resistance (1886-1945).
Born January 8th, 1886 in Trémolat.
Died January 25th, 1945 at 59 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
Henri Dentz
French general (1881–1945).
Born December 16th, 1881 in Roanne.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 63 years old in Fresnes.
Curt von Gottberg
German general (1896–1945).
Born February 11th, 1896 in Znamenskoye.
Died May 31st, 1945 at 49 years old in Grundhof.
E. R. Eddison
British writer (1882-1945).
Born November 24th, 1882 in Leeds.
Died August 18th, 1945 at 62 years old in Marlborough.
Anton de Kom
Surinamese resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author.
Born February 22nd, 1898 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1945 at 47 years old in Stalag X-B (tuberculosis). [ref]
Gustav Simon
German politician (1900-1945).
Born August 2nd, 1900 in Saarbrücken. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1945 at 45 years old in Paderborn (hanging). [ref]
David Lindsay
Scottish author (1876–1945).
Born March 3rd, 1876 in Lewisham.
Died July 16th, 1945 at 69 years old in Hove.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 735
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder