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In the year 1945
735 Notable deaths
Josef Gočár
Czech architect, urbanist and university educator (1880–1945).
Born March 13th, 1880 in Semín. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1945 at 65 years old in Jičín. [ref]
Edward Fielding
American actor (1875-1945).
Born March 19th, 1875 in Brooklyn.
Died January 10th, 1945 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills.
Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
Danish sculptor, author of the equestrian statue of king christian ix.
Born June 21st, 1863 in Sønder Stenderup.
Died February 21st, 1945 at 81 years old in Copenhagen.
Albrecht Penck
German geologist and geographer (1858–1945).
Born September 25th, 1858 in Reudnitz.
Died March 7th, 1945 at 86 years old in Prague.
Alfréd Schaffer
Hungarian footballer and manager (1893–1945).
Born February 13th, 1893 in Budapest.
Died August 30th, 1945 at 52 years old in Prien am Chiemsee. [ref]
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
President of costa rica (1859-1945).
Born February 6th, 1859 in Cartago.
Died January 4th, 1945 at 85 years old in San José.
Carl Gustaf Ekman
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1872-1945).
Born October 6th, 1872 in Munktorps parish.
Died June 15th, 1945 at 72 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Ludwig von Hofmann
German painter (1861-1945).
Born August 17th, 1861 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1945 at 84 years old in Pillnitz. [ref]
Leo Borchard
German conductor (1899-1945).
Born March 31st, 1899 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1945 at 46 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Fejzi Alizoti
Politician, interim prime minister of albania (1874-1945).
Born September 22nd, 1874 in Gjirokastër.
Died April 14th, 1945 at 70 years old in Tirana.
Deaths 441 to 450 of 735
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris