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In the year 1945
727 Notable deaths
Zinaida Gippius
Russian poet, playwright, editor, short story writer and religious thinker (1869-1945).
Born November 20th, 1869 in Belyov. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1945 at 75 years old in Paris.
Gottlieb Hering
Ss officer, second commandant of bełżec extermination camp (1887-1945).
Born June 2nd, 1887 in Warmbronn.
Died October 9th, 1945 at 58 years old in Kernen im Remstal.
Mile Budak
Croatian ustaše politician; writer, editor (1889-1945).
Born August 30th, 1889 in Sveti Rok.
Died June 7th, 1945 at 55 years old in Zagreb (hanging).
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.
Josep Maria Sert
Spanish artist (1874-1945).
Born December 22nd, 1874 in Barcelona.
Died November 27th, 1945 at 70 years old in Barcelona.
Albert Sauer
German nazi concentration camp commandant (1898–1945).
Born January 11th, 1898 in Międzyzdroje, Gramsbergen.
Died May 3rd, 1945 at 47 years old in Falkensee, Varsseveld.
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]
Hermann Florstedt
German nazi leader (1895-1945).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Bitche.
Died April 15th, 1945 at 50 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (ballistic trauma).
Petar Bojović
Serbian military officer.
Born July 16th, 1858 in Miševići, Nova Varoš.
Died January 19th, 1945 at 86 years old in Belgrade (blunt trauma). [ref]
Dmitry Karbyshev
Soviet lieutenant general, former officer of the russian imperial army, hero of the soviet union (1880–1945).
Born October 26th, 1880 in Omsk.
Died February 18th, 1945 at 64 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp (hypothermia).
Deaths 251 to 260 of 727
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