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In the year 1945
727 Notable deaths
Josefa Llanes Escoda
Filipino heroine and suffragist (1898–1945).
Born September 20th, 1898 in Dingras.
Died January 6th, 1945 at 46 years old in Manila.
Ernst Cassirer
German philosopher.
Born July 28th, 1874 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1945 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rudolf Lange
Ss officer (1910-1945).
Born April 18th, 1910 in Weißwasser.
Died February 23rd, 1945 at 34 years old in Poznań.
Bobby Hutchins
Film actor (1925-1945).
Born March 29th, 1925 in Tacoma.
Died May 17th, 1945 at 20 years old in Merced.
Isamu Chō
Japanese general (1895-1945).
Born January 19th, 1895 in Fukuoka.
Died June 23rd, 1945 at 50 years old in Okinawa Prefecture (stabbing).
Pietro Mascagni
Italian composer known for operas (1863–1945).
Born December 7th, 1863 in Livorno.
Died August 2nd, 1945 at 81 years old in Rome.
Joseph Darnand
French ss officer (1897-1945).
Born March 19th, 1897 in Coligny. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1945 at 48 years old in Châtillon (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Walraven van Hall
Dutch banker and resistance leader (1906-1945).
Born February 10th, 1906 in Amsterdam.
Died February 12th, 1945 at 39 years old in Jan Gijzenbrug (gunshot wound, execution).
Hans Geiger
German physicist (1882–1945).
Born September 30th, 1882 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Died September 24th, 1945 at 62 years old in Potsdam.
Franz Werfel
Austrian-bohemian novelist, playwright and poet (1890-1945).
Born September 10th, 1890 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1945 at 54 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 727
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