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In the year 1945
697 Notable deaths
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 (1913-1945).
Born October 15th, 1913 in Riga.
Died May 14th, 1945 at 31 years old in Flensburg (gunshot wound).
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).
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 aviatrix 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 (killed in action).
Shizuichi Tanaka
Japanese general (1887-1945).
Born October 1st, 1887 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died August 24th, 1945 at 57 years old in Tokyo.
Peter Högl
Ss officer (1897-1945).
Born August 19th, 1897 in Marklkofen.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 47 years old in Berlin.
William Grover-Williams
Racecar driver.
Born January 16th, 1903 in Montrouge.
Died March 18th, 1945 at 42 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
Francis William Aston
British chemist (1877-1945).
Born September 1st, 1877 in Birmingham, Harborne. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1945 at 68 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 697
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