In the year 1945
734 Notable deaths
Prince Kyril, Prince of Preslav
Bulgarian royal (1895-1945).
Born November 17th, 1895 in Sofia.
Died February 1st, 1945 at 49 years old in Sofia (gunshot wound).
Bogdan Filov
Bulgarian politician and archaeologist (1883-1945).
Born April 10th, 1883 in Stara Zagora.
Died February 2nd, 1945 at 61 years old in Sofia (ballistic trauma).
Christian Weber
German ss general (1883-1945).
Born August 25th, 1883 in Polsingen.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 61 years old in Swabian Jura (traffic collision).
Denise Bloch
French secret agent (1916-1945).
Born January 21st, 1916 in Paris.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 29 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Arthur Wynne
Inventor of the crossword puzzle (1871-1945).
Born June 22nd, 1871 in Liverpool.
Died January 14th, 1945 at 73 years old in Clearwater.
Archibald Murray
British army officer, 1860 –1945.
Born April 21st, 1860 in Kingsclere.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 84 years old in Reigate.
Theodor Dannecker
Ss officer (1913-1945).
Born March 27th, 1913 in Tübingen.
Died December 10th, 1945 at 32 years old in Bad Tölz.
Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes
Royal navy officer (1872-1945).
Born October 4th, 1872 in Punjab.
Died December 26th, 1945 at 73 years old in Buckinghamshire.
Wilhelm Rediess
German waffen-ss general and police leader (1900-1945).
Born October 10th, 1900 in Heinsberg. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1945 at 44 years old in Skaugum (gunshot wound). [ref]
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
Polish explorer and writer.
Born June 8th, 1878 in Ludza. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1945 at 66 years old in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 734
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene