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In the year 1945

728 Notable deaths

Johan Hübner von Holst

Sport shooter (1881-1945).

Born August 22nd, 1881 in Stockholm.

Died June 13th, 1945 at 63 years old in Stockholm.

Pēteris Juraševskis

Prime minister of latvia (1872-1945).

Born April 4th, 1872 in Sesava Parish.

Died January 10th, 1945 at 72 years old in Jelgava.

Jenő Janovics

Hungarian film director (1872–1945).

Born December 8th, 1872 in Uzhhorod.

Died November 16th, 1945 at 72 years old in Cluj-Napoca.

Walter Weiler

Swiss footballer (1903-1945).

Born December 4th, 1903 in Winterthur. [ref]

Died May 4th, 1945 at 41 years old in Bern. [ref]

Carl Patsch

Austrian slavist, archaeologist and historian (1865–1945).

Born September 14th, 1865 in Kovač.

Died February 21st, 1945 at 79 years old in Vienna.

Yakov Modestovich Gakkel

Russian scientist and engineer.

Born May 12th, 1874 in Irkutsk.

Died December 12th, 1945 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Teyfuq Abdul

Soviet military officer (1915-1945).

Born December 24th, 1915 in Partenit.

Died March 18th, 1945 at 29 years old in Grodków.

Torben Grut

Swedish architect.

Born June 2nd, 1871. [ref]

Died December 24th, 1945 at 74 years old in Frederiksberg. [ref]

Kornél Havasi

Hungarian chess player (1892-1945).

Born January 10th, 1892 in Budapest.

Died January 15th, 1945 at 53 years old in extermination camp.

Lucien Storme

Road bicycle racer.

Born July 18th, 1916 in Nieuwkerke.

Died April 10th, 1945 at 28 years old in Siegburg.

Deaths 641 to 650 of 728

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