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In the year 1945
743 Notable deaths
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 (1880–1945).
Born March 13th, 1880 in Semín. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1945 at 65 years old in Jičín. [ref]
Edward Fielding
American actor (1875-1945).
Born March 19th, 1875 in Brooklyn.
Died January 10th, 1945 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills.
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]
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
President of costa rica (1859-1945).
Born February 6th, 1859 in Cartago.
Died January 4th, 1945 at 85 years old in San José.
Carl Gustaf Ekman
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1872-1945).
Born October 6th, 1872 in Munktorps parish.
Died June 15th, 1945 at 72 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Alfred Edward Goodey
Philanthropist and art collector (1878-1945).
Born April 3rd, 1878 in Derby.
Died April 7th, 1945 at 67 years old in Derby.
Deaths 441 to 450 of 743
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson