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In the year 1945
728 Notable deaths
Jan Skala
German journalist and author.
Born June 17th, 1889 in Nebelschütz.
Died January 22nd, 1945 at 55 years old in Dziedzice, Namysłów County (ballistic trauma).
Guðmundur Kamban
Icelandic writer (1888-1945).
Born June 8th, 1888 in Álftanes. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1945 at 56 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Kamil Krofta
Czechoslovak minister of foreign affairs and historian (1876-1945).
Born July 17th, 1876 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1945 at 69 years old in Vráž. [ref]
Margaret Louisa Woods
English writer (1856–1945).
Born November 20th, 1855 in Rugby.
Died December 1st, 1945 at 90 years old
Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein
Austro-hungarian diplomat (1861-1945).
Born September 5th, 1861 in Lviv.
Died June 15th, 1945 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Lutpulla Mutellip
Chinese poet (1922–1945).
Born November 22nd, 1922 in Nilka County, Sinkiang Province.
Died September 18th, 1945 at 22 years old in Aksu, Sinkiang Province.
Ángel Melogno
Uruguayan footballer (1905-1945).
Born March 22nd, 1905 in Salto.
Died March 27th, 1945 at 40 years old in Montevideo.
Robert Hawkes
English footballer (1880-1945).
Born October 18th, 1880 in King's Walden.
Died September 12th, 1945 at 64 years old in Luton.
Reinhold Frank
German lawyer.
Born July 23rd, 1896 in Bachhaupten.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 48 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Edward Wilber Berry
American paleobotanist (1875-1945).
Born February 10th, 1875 in Newark.
Died September 20th, 1945 at 70 years old
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams