Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 1945
743 Notable deaths
Adriano Visconti
Italian fighter pilot, aviator and military personnel (1915–1945).
Born November 11th, 1915 in Tripoli.
Died April 29th, 1945 at 29 years old in Milan.
Richard Pfeiffer
German physician and bacteriologist (1858–1945).
Born March 27th, 1858 in Zduny.
Died September 15th, 1945 at 87 years old in Lądek-Zdrój.
Kiyoshi Miki
Japanese philosopher.
Born January 5th, 1897 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died September 26th, 1945 at 48 years old
Robert Sterling Yard
Wilderness activist and publicist (1861-1945).
Born February 1st, 1861 in Haverstraw.
Died May 17th, 1945 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
Kurt von der Chevallerie
German general and knight's cross recipients (1891-1945).
Born December 23rd, 1891 in Berlin.
Died April 18th, 1945 at 53 years old in Kołobrzeg.
Alexander Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse
Prussian prince (1863–1945).
Born January 25th, 1863 in Copenhagen.
Died March 26th, 1945 at 82 years old in Fronhausen.
Constantin Tănase
Romanian actor, writer for stage, coupletist, and humorist (1880-1945).
Born July 5th, 1880 in Vaslui.
Died August 29th, 1945 at 65 years old in Bucharest.
José Agripino Barnet y Vinageras
Cuban politician and diplomat (1864-1945).
Born June 23rd, 1864 in Barcelona.
Died September 18th, 1945 at 81 years old in Havana.
Arthur Korn
German physicist and mathematician.
Born May 20th, 1870 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1945 at 75 years old in Jersey City. [ref]
Deaths 381 to 390 of 743
People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin