In the year 1945
735 Notable deaths
William Trelease
American botanist and entomologist (1857–1945).
Born February 22nd, 1857 in Mount Vernon.
Died January 1st, 1945 at 87 years old in Urbana.
Kōsaku Aruga
Japanese admiral.
Born August 21st, 1897 in Tatsuno.
Died April 7th, 1945 at 47 years old in Kyushu.
Thomas Balvay
French football referee (1888–1945).
Born February 2nd, 1888 in Paris.
Died July 15th, 1945 at 57 years old
Pauls Kalniņš
Latvian politician (1872-1945).
Born March 3rd, 1872 in Vilce Parish.
Died August 26th, 1945 at 73 years old in Lustenau.
Arthur Christensen
Danish writer (1875-1945).
Born January 9th, 1875 in Copenhagen.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Ludwig Diels
German botanist (1874–1945).
Born September 24th, 1874 in Hamburg.
Died November 30th, 1945 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Jan Skala
German journalist and author.
Born June 17th, 1889 in Nebelschütz.
Died January 22nd, 1945 at 55 years old in Dziedzice, Namysłów County (ballistic trauma).
Guðmundur Kamban
Icelandic writer (1888-1945).
Born June 8th, 1888 in Álftanes. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1945 at 56 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Kamil Krofta
Czechoslovak minister of foreign affairs and historian (1876-1945).
Born July 17th, 1876 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1945 at 69 years old in Vráž. [ref]
Margaret Louisa Woods
English writer (1856–1945).
Born November 20th, 1855 in Rugby.
Died December 1st, 1945 at 90 years old
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs