In the year 1945
728 Notable deaths
Hans Steinhoff
German film director (1882-1945).
Born March 10th, 1882 in Marienberg. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1945 at 63 years old in Glienig. [ref]
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.
Nils Edén
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1871-1945).
Born August 25th, 1871 in Piteå. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1945 at 73 years old in Engelbrekt church parish (burn). [ref]
Josef Weinheber
Austrian poet.
Born March 9th, 1892 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1945 at 53 years old in Kirchstetten (drug overdose). [ref]
Antonio Palacios Ramilo
Spanish architect (1874-1945).
Born January 8th, 1874 in O Porriño.
Died October 27th, 1945 at 71 years old in Aravaca.
Ragnar Östberg
Swedish architect.
Born July 14th, 1866 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1945 at 78 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Vilém Mathesius
Czech linguist, literature historian and science writer (1882-1945).
Born August 3rd, 1882 in Pardubice. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1945 at 62 years old in Prague. [ref]
Adam Stegerwald
German politician (1874-1945).
Born December 14th, 1874 in Greußenheim.
Died December 3rd, 1945 at 70 years old in Würzburg (pneumonia).
John Campbell Merriam
American paleontologist (1869–1945).
Born October 20th, 1869 in Hopkinton.
Died October 30th, 1945 at 76 years old in Oakland.
Oskar Heinroth
German zoologist (1871-1945).
Born March 1st, 1871 in Mainz-Kastel.
Died May 31st, 1945 at 74 years old in Berlin.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner