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In the year 1945

728 Notable deaths

Josef Hora

Czech poet, literary theorist, politic writer and translator.

Born July 8th, 1891 in Dobříň. [ref]

Died June 21st, 1945 at 53 years old in Prague. [ref]

Ignác Kúnos

Hungarian linguist (1860–1945).

Born September 22nd, 1860 in Hajdúsámson. [ref]

Died January 12th, 1945 at 84 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Yun Dong-ju

Korean poet (1917–1945).

Born December 30th, 1917 in Longjing.

Died February 16th, 1945 at 27 years old in Fukuoka.

Luciano Albertini

1882-1945 italian actor.

Born November 30th, 1882 in Lugo. [ref]

Died January 6th, 1945 at 62 years old in Budrio. [ref]

Sándor Szurmay

Hungarian politician (1860-1945).

Born December 19th, 1860 in Bocșa.

Died February 26th, 1945 at 84 years old in Budapest.

Pierre Cérésole

Swiss pacifist, engineer and quaker (1879-1945).

Born August 17th, 1879 in Lausanne.

Died October 23rd, 1945 at 66 years old in Lutry.

Bertil Uggla

Swedish pole vaulter, modern pentathlete and fencer.

Born August 19th, 1890 in Solna.

Died September 29th, 1945 at 55 years old in Karlstad church parish.

Eric Thornton

Belgian association football player (1882-1945).

Born July 5th, 1882 in Worthing.

Died December 5th, 1945 at 63 years old in Antwerp.

Georges Colomb

French botanist and pioneer of french comics (1856-1945).

Born May 25th, 1856 in Lure. [ref]

Died January 3rd, 1945 at 88 years old in Nyons. [ref]

Kurt Dinter

German botanist and explorer (1868-1945).

Born June 10th, 1868 in Bautzen.

Died December 16th, 1945 at 77 years old in Neukirch/Lausitz.

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