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In the year 1945
728 Notable deaths
Harry Liedtke
German actor (1882–1945).
Born October 12th, 1882 in Königsberg.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 62 years old in Bad Saarow.
Ludwig Steeg
German politician (1894-1945).
Born December 22nd, 1894 in Ottweiler.
Died September 6th, 1945 at 50 years old
Johannes Sobotta
German anatomist (1869-1945).
Born January 31st, 1869 in Berlin.
Died April 20th, 1945 at 76 years old in Bonn.
Giovanni Palatucci
Police official from italy (1909-1945).
Born May 31st, 1909 in Montella.
Died February 10th, 1945 at 35 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
Maurice Sachs
French writer (1906-1945).
Born September 16th, 1906 in Paris.
Died April 14th, 1945 at 38 years old in Neumünster.
Aleksey Krylov
Russian naval engineer and mathematician (1863-1945).
Born August 15th, 1863 in Krylovo.
Died October 26th, 1945 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Josef Gočár
Czech architect, urbanist and university educator.
Born March 13th, 1880 in Semín. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1945 at 65 years old in Jičín. [ref]
Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
Danish sculptor, author of the equestrian statue of king christian ix.
Born June 21st, 1863 in Sønder Stenderup.
Died February 21st, 1945 at 81 years old in Copenhagen.
Albrecht Penck
German geologist and geographer (1858–1945).
Born September 25th, 1858 in Reudnitz.
Died March 7th, 1945 at 86 years old in Prague.
Alfréd Schaffer
Hungarian footballer and manager (1893–1945).
Born February 13th, 1893 in Budapest.
Died August 30th, 1945 at 52 years old in Prien am Chiemsee. [ref]
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