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In the year 1945
735 Notable deaths
Teresio Olivelli
Italian teacher, blessed (1916-1945).
Born January 7th, 1916 in Bellagio.
Died January 17th, 1945 at 29 years old in Hersbruck concentration camp.
Malva Schalek
Czech painter (1882–1945).
Born February 18th, 1882 in Prague.
Died March 24th, 1945 at 63 years old in Auschwitz, Oświęcim. [ref]
Frederick Hovey
American tennis player (1868-1945).
Born October 7th, 1868 in Newton.
Died October 18th, 1945 at 77 years old in Miami Beach.
František Chvalkovský
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament, minister of foreign affairs and czechoslovak politician (1885-1945).
Born July 30th, 1885 in Jílové u Prahy. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1945 at 59 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Italo Santelli
Italian fencer.
Born August 15th, 1866 in Carrodano.
Died February 8th, 1945 at 78 years old in Budapest, Livorno.
István Tóth
Hungarian association football player (b. 1891).
Born July 28th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died February 6th, 1945 at 53 years old in Budapest.
Venny Soldan-Brofeldt
Finland swedish visual artist and painter (1863-1945).
Born November 2nd, 1863 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1945 at 81 years old in Helsinki.
Katti Anker Møller
Norwegian women's rights activist (1868-1945).
Born October 23rd, 1868 in Hamar Municipality.
Died August 20th, 1945 at 76 years old in Torsnes Municipality.
Friedrich Sarre
German archaeologist (1865-1945).
Born June 22nd, 1865 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1945 at 79 years old in Neubabelsberg. [ref]
Édouard Bourdet
French playwright (1887-1945).
Born October 26th, 1887 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Died January 17th, 1945 at 57 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 571 to 580 of 735
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