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In the year 1945
697 Notable deaths
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 prince and general (1865–1945).
Born November 10th, 1865 in Kyoto.
Died May 21st, 1945 at 79 years old in Odawara.
Franz Oppenhoff
German lawyer and politician (1902-1945).
Born August 18th, 1902 in Aachen.
Died March 25th, 1945 at 42 years old in Aachen (ballistic trauma).
Gloria Dickson
American stage and screen actress (1917-1945).
Born August 13th, 1917 in Pocatello.
Died April 10th, 1945 at 27 years old in Los Angeles (smoke inhalation injury).
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]
Hans-Adolf Prützmann
German general (1901-1945).
Born August 31st, 1901 in Tolkmicko.
Died May 21st, 1945 at 43 years old in Lüneburg (poison).
John R. Commons
American economist and historian (1862–1945).
Born October 13th, 1862 in Darke County.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 82 years old in Fort Lauderdale. [ref]
Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley
German political activist (1897-1945).
Born February 5th, 1897 in Sankt Martin im Innkreis.
Died June 29th, 1945 at 48 years old in Salzburg (traffic collision).
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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer