In the year 1945
744 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Deaths 711 to 720 of 744
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe