In the year 1945
743 Notable deaths
Charles Fabry
French physicist.
Born June 11th, 1867 in Marseille. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1945 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Erich Bärenfänger
German officer (1915-1945).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Menden (Sauerland).
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 30 years old in Berlin.
Boris Galerkin
Russian mathematician (1871–1945).
Born March 4th, 1871 in Polatsk. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1945 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Joachim Albrecht Eggeling
German ss general (1884-1945).
Born November 30th, 1884 in Blankenburg.
Died April 15th, 1945 at 60 years old in Halle (Saale) (gunshot wound).
Eberhard Kinzel
German general and knight's cross recipients (1897-1945).
Born October 18th, 1897 in Friedenau.
Died May 23rd, 1945 at 47 years old in Idstedt.
Osip Brik
Russian lawyer, literary critic and chekist (1888–1945).
Born January 28th, 1888 in Moscow.
Died February 22nd, 1945 at 57 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
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.
Deaths 351 to 360 of 743
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