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In the year 1945
736 Notable deaths
Khalil bey Khasmammadov
Azerbaijani politician and diplomat (1873-1947).
Born November 6th, 1873 in Ganja.
Died August 11th, 1945 at 71 years old in Istanbul.
Jan Østervold
Sailor.
Born December 8th, 1876 in Austevoll Municipality.
Died January 9th, 1945 at 68 years old in New York City.
George Ross
British gymnast.
Born December 1st, 1877 in London.
Died August 28th, 1945 at 67 years old in London.
Ferdinand Kiefler
Austrian handball player.
Born August 4th, 1913 in Vienna.
Died January 13th, 1945 at 31 years old in Liblar.
Richard Gregg
Field hockey player (1883–1945).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Portsmouth.
Died May 20th, 1945 at 61 years old in Dublin.
Yngve Stiernspetz
Gymnast.
Born April 27th, 1889 in Eksjö.
Died April 4th, 1945 at 55 years old in Lidingö.
Yi Tso-lin
Chinese linguist, educator and philanthropist (1897-1945).
Born July 19th, 1897 in Tongzhou Zhilizhou.
Died March 29th, 1945 at 47 years old in Rugao.
Oscar Taelman
Belgian rower (1877-1945).
Born October 6th, 1877 in Ghent. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1945 at 68 years old in Ghent.
Sture Ericsson-Ewréus
Gymnast (1898–1945).
Born January 15th, 1898 in Örebro.
Died September 30th, 1945 at 47 years old in Helsingborg.
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