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In the year 1945
694 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Sarah Chapman
Leader of the 1888 bryant & may matchgirls' strike (1862-1945).
Born October 31st, 1862 in Mile End.
Died November 27th, 1945 at 83 years old in Bethnal Green.
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).
Edith Frank-Holländer
Mother of holocaust diarist anne frank.
Born January 16th, 1900 in Aachen.
Died January 6th, 1945 at 44 years old in Auschwitz.
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.
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).
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 S. McCain
United states navy admiral (1884-1945).
Born August 9th, 1884 in Carroll County.
Died September 6th, 1945 at 61 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
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Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi