In the year 1945
728 Notable deaths
Francesco Verri
Italian racing cyclist.
Born June 11th, 1885 in Mantua.
Died June 6th, 1945 at 59 years old in Piombino (car collision).
Erminio Dones
Italian rower (1887–1945).
Born December 12th, 1882 in Venice.
Died April 25th, 1945 at 62 years old in Milan.
Oskar Lüthy
Swiss painter (1882-1945).
Born June 26th, 1882 in Bern. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1945 at 63 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Aarne Salovaara
Gymnast (1887-1945).
Born December 25th, 1887 in Kotka.
Died September 11th, 1945 at 57 years old in Kotka.
Fritz Messner
Field hockey player.
Born January 18th, 1912 in Wilmersdorf.
Died November 7th, 1945 at 33 years old in Kharkiv.
Harold Fraser
Amateur golfer (1872-1945).
Born October 26th, 1872 in Woodstock.
Died January 4th, 1945 at 72 years old in Ottawa Hills.
Otto Granström
Finnish gymnast (1887–1945).
Born October 4th, 1887.
Died May 1st, 1945 at 57 years old [ref]
Friedrich Oltmanns
German phycologist (1860-1945).
Born July 11th, 1860 in Oberndorf, Lower Saxony.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Karsten Konow
Sailor.
Born February 16th, 1918 in Oslo.
Died July 10th, 1945 at 27 years old in Stavanger.
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes