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In the year 1945
662 Notable deaths
René Carmille
Comptroller general of the french army and member of french resistance (1886-1945).
Born January 8th, 1886 in Trémolat.
Died January 25th, 1945 at 59 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
Carl Lotus Becker
American historian.
Born September 7th, 1873 in Waterloo.
Died April 10th, 1945 at 71 years old in Ithaca.
Lilian Rolfe
Allied secret agent in world war ii.
Born April 26th, 1914 in Paris.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 30 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Princess Thyra of Denmark
Danish princess; sixth child and third daughter of frederick viii of denmark and louise of sweden (1880-1945).
Born March 14th, 1880 in Amalienborg.
Died November 2nd, 1945 at 65 years old in Copenhagen.
Frederic Clements
American ecologist (1874-1945).
Born September 16th, 1874 in Lincoln.
Died July 26th, 1945 at 70 years old in Santa Barbara.
Yi U
Prince of korea (1912–1945).
Born November 15th, 1912 in Seoul.
Died August 7th, 1945 at 32 years old in Hiroshima (atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki).
Elizabeth Bibesco
British actress, writer, and romanian princess.
Born February 26th, 1897 in London.
Died April 7th, 1945 at 48 years old in Bucharest (pneumonia). [ref]
Gerhard Gentzen
German mathematician (1909-1945).
Born November 24th, 1909 in Greifswald. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1945 at 35 years old in Prague. [ref]
Joachim von Kortzfleisch
German general (1890-1945).
Born January 3rd, 1890 in Brunswick.
Died April 20th, 1945 at 55 years old in Wulwesort.
Dmitry Karbyshev
Officer of the russian imperial army, red army general and hero of the soviet union.
Born October 26th, 1880 in Omsk.
Died February 18th, 1945 at 64 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp (hypothermia).
Deaths 251 to 260 of 662
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr