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In the year 1945
727 Notable deaths
Henry Armetta
Italian-american actor (1888-1945).
Born July 4th, 1888 in Palermo.
Died October 21st, 1945 at 57 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
Gunther Burstyn
Austro-hungarian army officer.
Born July 6th, 1879 in Bad Aussee.
Died April 15th, 1945 at 65 years old in Korneuburg (unnatural death).
Jüri Uluots
Estonian prime minister (1890-1945).
Born January 13th, 1890 in Kirbla parish.
Died January 9th, 1945 at 54 years old in Stockholm (stomach cancer).
Franz Augsberger
German general (1905–1945).
Born October 10th, 1905 in Vienna.
Died March 19th, 1945 at 39 years old in Prudnik.
George Alan Vasey
Australian general (1895-1945).
Born March 29th, 1895 in Malvern East.
Died March 5th, 1945 at 49 years old in Cairns.
Thomas Lewis
British cardiologist.
Born December 26th, 1881 in Taff's Well.
Died March 17th, 1945 at 63 years old in Loudwater.
Julius Hirsch
German footballer (1892-1945).
Born April 7th, 1892 in Achern.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 53 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Archduchess Carolina Maria of Austria
Archduchesse austria-tuscan imperial and royal (1869–1945).
Born September 5th, 1869 in Altmünster.
Died May 12th, 1945 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Milena Pavlović-Barili
Serbian artist and poet (1909-1945).
Born November 5th, 1909 in Požarevac. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1945 at 35 years old in New York City (horse fall). [ref]
Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss
German general (1886-1945).
Born October 7th, 1886 in Korfantów.
Died May 13th, 1945 at 58 years old in Čimelice.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 727
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