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In the year 1945
662 Notable deaths
Julian Scherner
German politician (1895-1945).
Born September 23rd, 1895 in Bagamoyo.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 49 years old in Niepołomice.
Mário de Andrade
Brazilian writer, musicologist and photographer (1893-1945).
Born October 9th, 1893 in São Paulo. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1945 at 51 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Ernst Busch
German field marshal (1885-1945).
Died July 17th, 1945 at 60 years old in Aldershot (cardiovascular disease).
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).
George Hogg
British adventurer.
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Harpenden.
Died July 22nd, 1945 at 30 years old in Gansu (tetanus).
Harry Chauvel
Australian army officer.
Born April 16th, 1865 in Tabulam.
Died March 4th, 1945 at 79 years old in Melbourne.
Heinrich Wölfflin
Swiss art critic, art historian (1864-1945).
Born June 21st, 1864 in Winterthur. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1945 at 81 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Wolfgang Lüth
German naval officer and u-boat commander during world war ii.
Born October 15th, 1913 in Riga.
Died May 14th, 1945 at 31 years old in Flensburg (ballistic trauma).
Franklin Carmichael
Canadian artist (1890-1945).
Born May 4th, 1890 in Orillia.
Died October 24th, 1945 at 55 years old in Toronto.
Willis Augustus Lee
Admiral (1888-1945).
Born May 11th, 1888 in Owen County.
Died August 25th, 1945 at 57 years old in Portland (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 171 to 180 of 662
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy