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In the year 1945
727 Notable deaths
Maurice Baring
British dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist (1874-1945).
Born April 27th, 1874 in London. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1945 at 71 years old in Beaufort Castle (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky
Russian artist (1868-1945).
Born December 20th, 1868 in Belsky County. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1945 at 76 years old in Berlin.
Mladen Lorković
Croatian politician, lawyer and ustasha leader (1909-1945).
Born March 1st, 1909 in Zagreb.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 36 years old in Lepoglava prison.
Alfred Saalwächter
German admiral (1883-1945).
Born January 10th, 1883 in Nowa Sól.
Died December 6th, 1945 at 62 years old in Berlin, Moscow (gunshot wound).
Julius Leber
German politician of the spd and member of the german resistance against the nazi régime (1891-1945).
Born November 16th, 1891 in Biesheim.
Died January 5th, 1945 at 53 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Ignacio Zuloaga
Spanish painter (1870-1945).
Born July 26th, 1870 in Eibar. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1945 at 75 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Avhustyn Voloshyn
Carpatho-ukrainian politician, czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament (1874-1945).
Born March 17th, 1874 in Kelechin.
Died July 19th, 1945 at 71 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Hazi Aslanov
Soviet officer (1910–1945).
Born February 4th, 1910 in Lankaran.
Died January 25th, 1945 at 34 years old in Priekuļi Parish.
Jonas Lie
Norwegian councillor of state (1899-1945).
Born December 31st, 1899 in Christiania.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 45 years old in Skallum.
George Maduro
Dutch resistance member.
Born July 15th, 1916 in Willemstad.
Died February 9th, 1945 at 28 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 727
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy