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In the year 1945
662 Notable deaths
Margot Asquith
British socialite, author and wit (1864-1945).
Born February 2nd, 1864 in Peeblesshire.
Died July 28th, 1945 at 81 years old in Greater London.
Duy Tân
Vietnamese emperor.
Born September 19th, 1900 in Imperial City of Hue.
Died December 25th, 1945 at 45 years old in Lobaye Prefecture.
Henry Victor
Actor (1892 – 1945).
Born October 2nd, 1892 in London. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1945 at 52 years old in Hollywood (brain cancer). [ref]
Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Grand duke of mecklenburg-schwerin (1882-1945).
Born April 9th, 1882 in Palermo.
Died November 17th, 1945 at 63 years old in Flensburg.
Al Dubin
Swiss-american lyricist (1891-1945).
Born June 10th, 1891 in Zürich. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1945 at 53 years old in New York City. [ref]
Maria Skobtsova
Russian saint.
Born December 20th, 1891 in Riga.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 53 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (gas chamber).
Kenji Hatanaka
Japanese military officer and conspirator (1912-1945).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Kyoto Prefecture.
Died August 15th, 1945 at 33 years old in Tokyo (ballistic trauma).
Denise Bloch
French secret agent (1916-1945).
Born January 21st, 1916 in Paris.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 29 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Kenneth J. Alford
British composer of marches for band.
Born February 21st, 1881 in London. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1945 at 64 years old in Reigate. [ref]
Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
British diplomat (1858-1945).
Born January 12th, 1858 in London.
Died June 20th, 1945 at 87 years old in Cairo.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 662
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