In the year 1945
744 Notable deaths
Hermann Recknagel
German general.
Born July 18th, 1892 in Hofgeismar.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 52 years old in Piotrków Trybunalski (killed in action).
Napier Shaw
English meteorologist (1854–1945).
Born March 4th, 1854 in Birmingham.
Died March 23rd, 1945 at 91 years old in London.
Frederick Francis IV
Grand duke of mecklenburg-schwerin (1882-1945).
Born April 9th, 1882 in Palermo.
Died November 17th, 1945 at 63 years old in Flensburg.
Georg Alexander
German actor (1888–1945).
Born April 3rd, 1888 in Hanover.
Died October 30th, 1945 at 57 years old in Berlin.
Emmanuel Bove
French novelist.
Born April 20th, 1898 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1945 at 47 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hans Koch
German resistance fighter.
Born August 16th, 1893 in Bartoszyce.
Died April 24th, 1945 at 51 years old in Berlin.
Konstantin Gorbatov
Russian artist (1876-1945).
Born May 17th, 1876 in Tolyatti.
Died May 24th, 1945 at 69 years old in Berlin.
Leopold Jessner
German film producer (1878–1945).
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Königsberg.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 67 years old in Hollywood.
Stefan Jaracz
Polish actor (1883-1945).
Born December 24th, 1883 in Tarnów, Stare Żukowice.
Died August 11th, 1945 at 61 years old in Otwock (tuberculosis).
Alessandro Longo
Italian composer (1864–1945).
Born December 31st, 1864 in Amantea.
Died November 3rd, 1945 at 80 years old in Naples.
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy