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In the year 1945
727 Notable deaths
Rolf Carls
German admiral.
Born May 29th, 1885 in Rostock.
Died April 29th, 1945 at 59 years old in Bad Oldesloe (killed in action).
Fritz Freitag
German general.
Born April 28th, 1894 in Olsztyn.
Died May 10th, 1945 at 51 years old in Graz.
George Barbier
American actor.
Born November 19th, 1865 in Philadelphia.
Died July 19th, 1945 at 79 years old in Hollywood.
Karl Decker
German general (1897-1945).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Szczecinek.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 47 years old in Groß Brunsrode.
Kuno von Westarp
German politician (1864-1945).
Born August 12th, 1864 in Province of Posen.
Died July 30th, 1945 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Ada Negri
Italian poet, writer, and teacher (1870–1945).
Born February 3rd, 1870 in Lodi.
Died January 11th, 1945 at 74 years old in Milan (disease).
Franz Breithaupt
German ss general (1880–1945).
Born December 8th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died April 29th, 1945 at 64 years old in Prien am Chiemsee.
Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil
Turkish poet and writer (1865–1945).
Born February 12th, 1865 in Istanbul.
Died March 27th, 1945 at 80 years old in Istanbul.
Erwin Ding-Schuler
German surgeon (1912-1945).
Born September 19th, 1912 in Bitterfeld.
Died August 11th, 1945 at 32 years old in Freising.
Vincent Hugo Bendix
American inventor (1882–1945).
Born December 12th, 1882 in Moline. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1945 at 62 years old in New York City.
Deaths 351 to 360 of 727
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