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In the year 1945
728 Notable deaths
Marcel Callo
French typographer (1921–1945).
Born December 6th, 1921 in Rennes.
Died March 19th, 1945 at 23 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp (tuberculosis, dysentery).
Harry Hillman
American athletics competitor.
Born September 8th, 1881 in Brooklyn.
Died August 9th, 1945 at 63 years old in Hanover.
Vilmos Apor
Hungarian bishop.
Born February 29th, 1892 in Sighișoara.
Died April 2nd, 1945 at 53 years old in Győr.
Victor Perez
Tunisian boxer.
Born March 20th, 1911 in Tunis.
Died January 22nd, 1945 at 33 years old in Auschwitz.
Horace B. Carpenter
Actor, film director (1875-1945).
Born January 31st, 1875 in Grand Rapids.
Died May 21st, 1945 at 70 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Kazimierz Prószyński
Polish inventor (1875-1945).
Born April 4th, 1875 in Warsaw.
Died March 13th, 1945 at 69 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp.
George F. Marion
American stage and screen actor (1860-1945).
Born July 16th, 1860 in San Francisco.
Died November 30th, 1945 at 85 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (myocardial infarction).
Stacia Napierkowska
French actor and dancer (1891–1945).
Born September 16th, 1891 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 53 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Mariya Tsukanova
Heroine of the soviet union (1924–1945).
Born September 14th, 1924 in Omsk.
Died August 15th, 1945 at 20 years old in Chongjin.
Margaret Deland
American writer and poet (1857–1945).
Born February 23rd, 1857 in Allegheny.
Died January 13th, 1945 at 87 years old in Boston.
Deaths 461 to 470 of 728
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris