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In the year 1945
727 Notable deaths
Pierre Laval
French politician (1883-1945).
Born June 28th, 1883 in Châteldon. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1945 at 62 years old in Fresnes (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Robert H. Goddard
American physicist.
Born October 5th, 1882 in Worcester.
Died August 10th, 1945 at 62 years old in Baltimore (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Richard Bong
United states air force medal of honor recipient (1920–1945).
Born September 24th, 1920 in Superior.
Died August 6th, 1945 at 24 years old in North Hollywood.
Harry K. Daghlian, Jr.
1940s physicist who died of radiation poisoning.
Born May 4th, 1921 in Waterbury. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1945 at 24 years old in Los Alamos (radiation syndrome, irradiation).
Edith Frank-Holländer
Mother of holocaust diarist anne frank (1900–1945).
Born January 16th, 1900 in Aachen.
Died January 6th, 1945 at 44 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Friedrich Fromm
German general (1888–1945).
Born October 8th, 1888 in Charlottenburg.
Died March 12th, 1945 at 56 years old in Brandenburg-Görden Prison (gunshot wound).
Fedor von Bock
German field marshal (1880–1945).
Born December 3rd, 1880 in Kostrzyn nad Odrą.
Died May 4th, 1945 at 64 years old in Oldenburg in Holstein.
Karl Hanke
German general and last reichsführer-ss (1903-1945).
Born August 24th, 1903 in Lubań.
Died June 8th, 1945 at 41 years old in Nová Ves nad Popelkou.
John Curtin
Australian politician, 14th prime minister of australia (1885-1945).
Born January 8th, 1885 in Creswick.
Died July 5th, 1945 at 60 years old in The Lodge.
Robert Ley
German nazi politician; indicted by the international military tribunal for war crimes (1890-1945).
Born February 15th, 1890 in Niederbreidenbach.
Died October 25th, 1945 at 55 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging to death).
Deaths 31 to 40 of 727
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