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In the year 1945
743 Notable deaths
Ilya Golosov
Russian architect.
Born July 31st, 1883 in Moscow.
Died January 29th, 1945 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Ademaga Mešić
Bosnian politician and military officer (1868–1945).
Born March 25th, 1868 in Tešanj.
Died July 1st, 1945 at 77 years old in Zagreb.
Otto von Schrader
German admiral (1888–1945).
Born March 18th, 1888 in Ełk.
Died July 19th, 1945 at 57 years old in Bergen.
Wilhelm Wirtinger
Austrian mathematician.
Born July 15th, 1865 in Ybbs an der Donau.
Died January 16th, 1945 at 79 years old in Ybbs an der Donau. [ref]
Hans Winkler
German botanist (1877-1945).
Born April 23rd, 1877 in Oschatz.
Died November 22nd, 1945 at 68 years old in Dresden.
Wilhelm Hasse
German general and knight's cross recipients (1894–1945).
Born November 24th, 1894 in Nysa.
Died May 21st, 1945 at 50 years old in Písek.
Kurt Fricke
German admiral (1889–1945).
Born November 8th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 55 years old in Berlin.
Johannes Block
German general (1894–1945).
Born November 17th, 1894 in Zakrzewo.
Died January 26th, 1945 at 50 years old in Kielce.
Karel Poláček
Czech humorist, publicist, bookwriter, scriptwriter and writer (1892–1945).
Born March 22nd, 1892 in Rychnov nad Kněžnou. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1945 at 52 years old in Oświęcim, Auschwitz, Gliwice. [ref]
Hermann Recknagel
German general.
Born July 18th, 1892 in Hofgeismar.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 52 years old in Piotrków Trybunalski (killed in action).
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