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In the year 1945
728 Notable deaths
John Elliott
British boxer (1901-1945).
Born October 12th, 1901 in Hoxton.
Died July 3rd, 1945 at 43 years old in Balikpapan.
Maryja Mahdaliena Radzivil
Belarusian patron of the arts (1861-1945).
Born July 8th, 1861 in Warsaw.
Died January 6th, 1945 at 83 years old in Fribourg.
Viktor Golubev
Soviet aviator (1916–1945).
Born January 17th, 1916 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 17th, 1945 at 29 years old in Moscow.
Eugen Deutsch
German weightlifter (1907–1945).
Born November 9th, 1907 in Ludwigshafen.
Died February 8th, 1945 at 37 years old in Großsteinhausen.
Franz Albert Amrhein
German rugby union player.
Born December 29th, 1870 in Frankfurt.
Died May 20th, 1945 at 74 years old in Frankfurt.
Sydney Martineau
British fencer (1863–1945).
Born January 6th, 1863 in Clapham.
Died December 19th, 1945 at 82 years old in Westminster.
Albert Zirkel
American wrestler.
Born October 23rd, 1884 in Newark.
Died February 3rd, 1945 at 60 years old in Newark.
Emmanuel Foulon
Belgian archer.
Born December 29th, 1871 in Frameries.
Died July 22nd, 1945 at 73 years old in Frameries.
Emil Benecke
German water polo player (1898–1945).
Born October 4th, 1898 in Magdeburg.
Died August 12th, 1945 at 46 years old in Riga.
Deaths 691 to 700 of 728
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