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In the year 1945
735 Notable deaths
Nikolaus Gross
German resistance fighter (1898–1945).
Born September 30th, 1898 in Niederwenigern.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 46 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Camille Mauclair
French writer (1872-1945).
Born December 29th, 1872 in Paris.
Died April 23rd, 1945 at 72 years old in Paris.
James G. Scrugham
American politician (1880-1945).
Born January 19th, 1880 in Lexington.
Died June 23rd, 1945 at 65 years old in San Diego.
Yoshiyuki Kawashima
Japanese general.
Born May 25th, 1878 in Ehime Prefecture. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1945 at 67 years old
José Gutiérrez Solana
Spanish painter (1886-1945).
Born February 28th, 1886 in Madrid.
Died June 24th, 1945 at 59 years old in Madrid.
Edith Rebecca Saunders
British geneticist (1865-1945).
Born October 14th, 1865 in Brighton.
Died June 6th, 1945 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
Russian entrepreneur, organizer of film production, screenwriter, director.
Born August 8th, 1877 in Nyzhnia Krynka.
Died September 26th, 1945 at 68 years old in Yalta.
Ilya Golosov
Russian architect.
Born July 31st, 1883 in Moscow.
Died January 29th, 1945 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Otto von Schrader
German admiral (1888–1945).
Born March 18th, 1888 in Ełk.
Died July 19th, 1945 at 57 years old in Bergen.
Wilhelm Wirtinger
Austrian mathematician.
Born July 15th, 1865 in Ybbs an der Donau.
Died January 16th, 1945 at 79 years old in Ybbs an der Donau. [ref]
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