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In the year 1945
662 Notable deaths
Aris Velouchiotis
Greek resistance fighter (1905-1945).
Born August 27th, 1905 in Lamia.
Died June 16th, 1945 at 39 years old in Mesounta, Arta.
Ellen Glasgow
Novelist, short story writer.
Born April 22nd, 1874 in Richmond. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1945 at 71 years old in Richmond. [ref]
Yun Dong-ju
Korean poet.
Born December 30th, 1917 in Longjing. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1945 at 27 years old in Fukuoka. [ref]
Paul Giesler
German nazi party functionary, premier of bavaria (1895-1945).
Born June 15th, 1895 in Siegen.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 49 years old in Bischofswiesen.
Bernhard Rust
German holocaust perpetrator (1883-1945).
Born September 30th, 1883 in Hanover.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 61 years old in Nübel.
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
German general.
Born June 22nd, 1893 in Elberfeld.
Died April 29th, 1945 at 51 years old in Halbe.
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
French writer.
Born January 3rd, 1893 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 15th, 1945 at 52 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (drug overdose). [ref]
Meinoud Rost van Tonningen
Dutch nazi (1894-1945).
Born February 19th, 1894 in Surabaya.
Died June 6th, 1945 at 51 years old in Scheveningen (falling). [ref]
Walter Krüger
German general (1890-1945).
Born February 27th, 1890 in Strasbourg.
Died May 22nd, 1945 at 55 years old in Liepāja.
Kan'in Kotohito
Japanese general (1865-1945).
Born November 10th, 1865 in Kyoto.
Died May 21st, 1945 at 79 years old in Odawara.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 662
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