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In the year 1945
727 Notable deaths
George Hogg
British adventurer.
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Harpenden.
Died July 22nd, 1945 at 30 years old in Gansu (tetanus).
Alexander Granach
German-austrian actor.
Born April 18th, 1890 in Verbivtsi. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1945 at 54 years old in New York City (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Charles W. Bryan
American politician (1867–1945).
Born February 10th, 1867 in Salem.
Died March 4th, 1945 at 78 years old in Lincoln.
Henrietta Szold
American zionist (1860–1945).
Born December 21st, 1860 in Baltimore.
Died February 13th, 1945 at 84 years old in Jerusalem.
Georges Valois
French politician (1878-1945).
Born October 7th, 1878 in Paris.
Died February 18th, 1945 at 66 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp (typhus). [ref]
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]
Minoru Ōta
Admiral in the imperial japanese navy.
Born April 7th, 1891 in Chiba Prefecture.
Died June 13th, 1945 at 54 years old in Okinawa.
Ludwig Müller
Leading member of the german christians and reichsbischof.
Born June 23rd, 1883 in Gütersloh.
Died July 31st, 1945 at 62 years old in Berlin.
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).
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]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 727
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