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In the year 1945
727 Notable deaths
Emily Carr
Canadian painter and writer (1871–1945).
Born December 13th, 1871 in Victoria.
Died March 2nd, 1945 at 73 years old in Victoria (myocardial infarction).
Plutarco Elías Calles
47th president of mexico.
Born September 25th, 1877 in Heroica Guaymas.
Died October 19th, 1945 at 68 years old in Mexico City.
Theodore Dreiser
American novelist and journalist (1871–1945).
Born August 27th, 1871 in Terre Haute. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1945 at 74 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Käthe Kollwitz
German printmaker and sculptor.
Born July 8th, 1867 in Königsberg, Kaliningrad. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1945 at 77 years old in Moritzburg. [ref]
Violette Szabo
French-british soe spy.
Born June 26th, 1921 in Levallois-Perret.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 23 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (ballistic trauma).
Eduard Bloch
Austrian physician (1872-1945).
Born January 30th, 1872 in Hluboká nad Vltavou.
Died June 1st, 1945 at 73 years old in The Bronx (stomach cancer).
Blind Willie Johnson
American blues musician (1897–1945).
Born January 22nd, 1897 in Brenham, Pendleton.
Died September 18th, 1945 at 48 years old in Beaumont.
Elisabeth Volkenrath
Female nazi concentration camp guard.
Born September 5th, 1919 in Świerzawa.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 26 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Robert Ritter von Greim
German field marshal.
Born June 22nd, 1892 in Bayreuth.
Died May 24th, 1945 at 52 years old in Salzburg (cyanide poisoning).
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson