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In the year 1945
727 Notable deaths
Rudolf von Sebottendorf
German antisemite, freemason and founder of the thule society (1875-1945).
Born November 9th, 1875 in Hoyerswerda.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 69 years old in Turkey, Egypt.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger
German general (1894-1945).
Born May 8th, 1894 in Strasbourg.
Died May 10th, 1945 at 51 years old in Upper Austria (ballistic trauma).
Takijirō Ōnishi
Imperial japanese navy admiral (1891-1945).
Died August 16th, 1945 at 54 years old in Tokyo (stabbing).
Hans Fischer
German chemist.
Born July 27th, 1881 in Höchst.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 63 years old in Munich.
Dimitrije Ljotić
Serbian fascist politician (1891-1945).
Born August 12th, 1891 in Belgrade.
Died April 22nd, 1945 at 53 years old in Ajdovščina Municipality (traffic collision).
Ivan Chernyakhovsky
Soviet military commander (1907-1945).
Born June 29th, 1906 in Oksanyna.
Died February 18th, 1945 at 38 years old in Pieniężno.
Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
German female aviator and test pilot in german luftwaffe dive bombers during world war ii.
Born January 9th, 1903 in Krotoszyn.
Died April 8th, 1945 at 42 years old in Straßkirchen.
Shizuichi Tanaka
Japanese general (1887-1945).
Born October 1st, 1887 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died August 24th, 1945 at 57 years old in Tokyo.
Kan'in Kotohito
Japanese prince and general (1865–1945).
Born November 10th, 1865 in Kyoto.
Died May 21st, 1945 at 79 years old in Odawara.
Helmuth James Graf von Moltke
German resistance fighter.
Born March 11th, 1907 in Krzyżowa, Świdnica County. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 37 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging). [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 727
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