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In the year 1945

727 Notable deaths

Óscar R. Benavides

President of peru (1876-1945).

Born March 15th, 1876 in Lima.

Died July 2nd, 1945 at 69 years old in Lima.

Karl Holz

Nazi leader (1895-1945).

Born December 27th, 1895 in Nuremberg.

Died April 20th, 1945 at 49 years old in Nuremberg.

Forrester Harvey

Irish actor.

Born June 27th, 1884 in Cork.

Died December 14th, 1945 at 61 years old in Laguna Beach.

Frederic Clements

American ecologist (1874–1945).

Born September 16th, 1874 in Lincoln.

Died July 26th, 1945 at 70 years old in Santa Barbara.

Shigeru Honjō

Japanese general (1876-1945).

Born May 10th, 1876 in Hyogo Prefecture.

Died November 30th, 1945 at 69 years old in Tokyo (stabbing).

André Tardieu

Prime minister of france (1876–1945).

Born September 22nd, 1876 in Paris.

Died September 15th, 1945 at 68 years old in Menton.

Paul Pelliot

French sinologist (1878-1945).

Born May 28th, 1878 in Paris. [ref]

Died October 26th, 1945 at 67 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]

Clem Hill

Australian cricketer (1877-1945).

Born March 18th, 1877 in Hindmarsh.

Died September 5th, 1945 at 68 years old in Parkville.

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.

Henri Dentz

French general (1881–1945).

Born December 16th, 1881 in Roanne.

Died December 13th, 1945 at 63 years old in Fresnes.

Deaths 281 to 290 of 727

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