In the year 1945

744 Notable deaths

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.

Tatsugo Kawaishi

Swimmer (1911–1945).

Born December 17th, 1911 in Etajima, Higashi-Nōmijima. [ref]

Died March 17th, 1945 at 33 years old in Iwo Jima.

Albert Mockel

Belgian poet (1866-1945).

Born December 27th, 1866 in Ougrée.

Died January 30th, 1945 at 78 years old in Ixelles.

Mason Phelps

Amateur golfer (1885-1945).

Born December 7th, 1885 in Chicago.

Died September 2nd, 1945 at 59 years old in Lake Forest.

Sydney Middleton

Australian rugby union footballer (1884–1945).

Born February 24th, 1884 in Sydney.

Died September 2nd, 1945 at 61 years old in Kensington.

Jesús Bermúdez

Bolivian footballer (1902-1945).

Born January 24th, 1902 in Oruro.

Died January 3rd, 1945 at 42 years old in Bolivia.

Maria Pierina De Micheli

Roman catholic religious sister (1890–1945).

Born September 11th, 1890 in Milan.

Died July 26th, 1945 at 54 years old in Madonna del Sasso.

Martha Stettler

Swiss painter (1870-1945).

Born September 25th, 1870 in Bern.

Died December 16th, 1945 at 75 years old in Châtillon.

Alfred Ost

Belgian designer, watercolorist, illustrator, painter, draftsman, political cartoonist and poet (1884-1945).

Born February 14th, 1884 in Zwijndrecht.

Died October 9th, 1945 at 61 years old in Antwerp.

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