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In the year 1945
662 Notable deaths
Eduard Bloch
Austrian physician (1872-1945).
Born January 30th, 1872 in Hluboká nad Vltavou. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1945 at 73 years old in The Bronx (stomach cancer).
Wilhelm Burgdorf
German general.
Born February 14th, 1895 in Fürstenwalde/Spree.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 50 years old in Berlin.
Kurt Knispel
German tank commander during world war ii.
Born September 20th, 1921 in Salisov.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 23 years old in Vrbovec. [ref]
Arthur Nebe
German general (1894-1945).
Born November 13th, 1894 in Berlin.
Died March 21st, 1945 at 50 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Hans Kammler
German architect, ss general, head of construction and armament projects in the german reich (1901-1945).
Born August 26th, 1901 in Szczecin. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1945 at 43 years old in Jílové u Prahy.
Thomas Hunt Morgan
American biologist (1866-1945).
Born September 25th, 1866 in Lexington. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1945 at 79 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anton Dostler
German general.
Born May 10th, 1891 in Munich.
Died December 1st, 1945 at 54 years old in Aversa (ballistic trauma).
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
German military officer and aviator.
Born October 10th, 1895 in Bartoszówek.
Died July 12th, 1945 at 49 years old in Bad Ischl (brain cancer).
Anton Webern
Austrian composer and conductor.
Born December 3rd, 1883 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1945 at 61 years old in Mittersill. [ref]
Giovanni Agnelli
Italian entrepreneur (1866-1945).
Born August 13th, 1866 in Villar Perosa. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1945 at 79 years old in Turin. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 662
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young