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In the year 1945
728 Notable deaths
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]
Gilbert Emery
American actor (1875-1945).
Born June 11th, 1875 in Naples.
Died December 28th, 1945 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.
Henk Feldmeijer
Dutch nazi politician, leader of the dutch ss and member of the waffen ss (1910–1945).
Born November 30th, 1910 in Assen.
Died February 22nd, 1945 at 34 years old in Raalte.
Dobri Bozhilov
Bulgarian politician (1884-1945).
Born June 13th, 1884 in Kotel.
Died February 1st, 1945 at 60 years old in Sofia (ballistic trauma).
Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe
German prince (1868-1945).
Born January 30th, 1868 in Ratibořice.
Died December 12th, 1945 at 77 years old in Kudowa-Zdrój.
Pope Macarius III of Alexandria
Pope of the coptic orthodox church (1872–1945).
Born February 18th, 1872 in El Mahalla El Kubra.
Died August 31st, 1945 at 73 years old in Cairo.
Hugo Jury
Austrian politician (1887-1945).
Born July 13th, 1887 in Radiměř. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1945 at 57 years old in Zwettl (ballistic trauma).
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson