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In the year 1945
662 Notable deaths
Hans Oster
German general.
Born August 9th, 1887 in Dresden.
Died April 9th, 1945 at 57 years old in Flossenbürg concentration camp (hanging).
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]
Le Pétomane
French entertainer (1857-1945).
Born June 1st, 1857 in Marseille. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1945 at 88 years old in Toulon. [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]
Blind Willie Johnson
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist.
Born January 22nd, 1897 in Pendleton, Brenham.
Died September 18th, 1945 at 48 years old in Beaumont. [ref]
Fumimaro Konoe
Japanese politician (1891-1945).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Kōjimachi-ku. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1945 at 54 years old in Tekigaisō Park (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Elisabeth Volkenrath
Female nazi concentration camp guard.
Born September 5th, 1919 in Świerzawa.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 26 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Plutarco Elías Calles
President of mexico (1924–1928).
Born September 25th, 1877 in Heroica Guaymas. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1945 at 68 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
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).
Rash Behari Bose
Indian independence activist.
Born May 25th, 1886 in Bardhaman, Bengal Presidency.
Died January 21st, 1945 at 58 years old in Tokyo, Empire of Japan. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 662
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