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In the year 1945
728 Notable deaths
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.
Ludwig von Hofmann
German painter (1861-1945).
Born August 17th, 1861 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1945 at 84 years old in Pillnitz. [ref]
Leo Borchard
German conductor (1899-1945).
Born March 31st, 1899 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1945 at 46 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Fejzi Alizoti
Politician, interim prime minister of albania (1874-1945).
Born September 22nd, 1874 in Gjirokastër.
Died April 14th, 1945 at 70 years old in Tirana.
Eugen Hadamovsky
German propagandist (1904–1945).
Born December 14th, 1904 in Berlin.
Died March 1st, 1945 at 40 years old in Kołtki.
F. Percy Smith
British nature documentary pioneer (1880-1945).
Born January 12th, 1880 in London.
Died March 24th, 1945 at 65 years old in Southgate.
Eugene Cook Bingham
American chemist.
Born December 8th, 1878 in Cornwall.
Died November 6th, 1945 at 66 years old in Easton (viral infectious disease).
Werner von Erdmannsdorff
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born July 26th, 1891 in Bautzen.
Died June 5th, 1945 at 53 years old in Ljubljana (ballistic trauma).
Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu
Turkish journalist (1879–1945).
Born January 1st, 1879.
Died June 28th, 1945 at 66 years old in Geneva.
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The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson