In the year 1945
697 Notable deaths
Alessandro Pavolini
Italian politician and writer (1903-1945).
Born September 27th, 1903 in Florence.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 41 years old in Dongo (gunshot wound).
Richard Thomalla
Ss officer (1903-1945).
Born October 23rd, 1903 in Sowin, Opole Voivodeship.
Died May 12th, 1945 at 41 years old in Jičín (gunshot wound).
Hans Fischer
German chemist.
Born July 27th, 1881 in Höchst.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 63 years old in Munich.
Jacques Doriot
French journalist, communist, fascist politician (1898-1945).
Born September 26th, 1898 in Bresles.
Died February 22nd, 1945 at 46 years old in Mengen (gunshot wound).
Robert Brasillach
French author, journalist, and nazi collaborator (1909-1945).
Born March 31st, 1909 in Perpignan. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1945 at 35 years old in Arcueil, Fort de Montrouge (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Fritz Klein
Romanian-born german nazi physician, camp doctor and convicted war criminal (1888-1945).
Born November 24th, 1888 in Codlea.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 57 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Thomas McGuire
United states army officer.
Born August 1st, 1920 in Ridgewood.
Died January 7th, 1945 at 24 years old in Negros (killed in action).
Maria Orosa
Filipino chemist (1893-1945).
Born November 29th, 1893 in Taal. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1945 at 51 years old in Manila. [ref]
Otto Kittel
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born February 21st, 1917 in Krasov.
Died February 14th, 1945 at 27 years old in Džūkste Parish (killed in action).
Hajime Sugiyama
Japanese general (1880-1945).
Born January 1st, 1880 in Kitakyūshū, Kokura.
Died September 12th, 1945 at 65 years old in Tokyo.
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut