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In the year 1945
743 Notable deaths
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.
Died August 23rd, 1945 at 46 years old in Berlin.
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.
Hans Steinhoff
German film director (1882-1945).
Born March 10th, 1882 in Marienberg.
Died April 20th, 1945 at 63 years old in Glienig.
Stefan Mazurkiewicz
Polish mathematician and cryptographer (1888-1945).
Born September 25th, 1888 in Warsaw.
Died June 19th, 1945 at 56 years old in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
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