01 Jan 1945
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death
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Vit Nejedly: Composer, dies at 33
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02 Jan 1945
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death
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Betram Home Ramsay: English Admiral / Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61
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03 Jan 1945
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death
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Fyodor Akimenko: Composer, dies at 68
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03 Jan 1945
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death
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Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and explorer (b. 1879) |
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03 Jan 1945
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death
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Edgar Cayce, American psychic and author (b. 1877) |
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04 Jan 1945
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death
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Harold Fraser, American golfer (b. 1872) |
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06 Jan 1945
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death
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Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist and chemist (b. 1863) |
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06 Jan 1945
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death
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Edith Frank, German-Dutch mother of Anne Frank (b. 1900) |
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08 Jan 1945
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death
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Jac[obus] P Thijsse: Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79
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08 Jan 1945
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death
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Karl Ernst Krafft, Swiss astrologer and author (b. 1900) |
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09 Jan 1945
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death
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Jüri Uluots, Estonian journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1890) |
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09 Jan 1945
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death
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Shigekazu Shimazaki, Japanese admiral and pilot (b. 1908) |
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10 Jan 1945
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death
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Osman Cemal Kaygili, Turkish journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1890) |
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10 Jan 1945
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death
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Rudolf Borchardt writer, dies at 67
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11 Jan 1945
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death
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Ada Negri Italian poet/author (Fatalit
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14 Jan 1945
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death
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Heinrich Schroth, German actor (b. 1871) |
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14 Jan 1945
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death
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Sandor Vandor composer, dies at 43
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15 Jan 1945
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death
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Wilhelm Wirtinger, Austrian-German mathematician and theorist (b. 1865) |
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16 Jan 1945
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death
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Dennis Donnini British rifleman (Victoria Cross), dies in battle at 19
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18 Jan 1945
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death
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Hermann Braun, American-German actor (b. 1918) |
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19 Jan 1945
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death
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Gustave Mesny, French general (b. 1886) |
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19 Jan 1945
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death
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Ernest B Allo French theologist, dies at 71
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21 Jan 1945
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death
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Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and engineer (b. 1886) |
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22 Jan 1945
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death
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Else Lasker-Schüler, German poet and playwright (b. 1869) |
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22 Jan 1945
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death
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A Wolfenstein writer, dies at 61
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22 Jan 1945
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death
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Carlo Felice Boghen composer, dies a day before 76th birthday
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22 Jan 1945
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death
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Johan Eykman theologist (World Church), dies at 52
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23 Jan 1945
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death
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Helmuth J Moltke: German politician ("July 20th Plot"), executed at 37
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28 Jan 1945
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death
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Philip "Felix" Bekkers: Actor (We Go on Trip), dies at 37
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28 Jan 1945
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death
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Roza Shanina, Russian sergeant (b. 1924) |
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28 Jan 1945
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death
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Philip "Felix" Bekkers actor (We Go on Trip), dies at 37
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30 Jan 1945
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death
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Gottlieb J Haberlandt Hungarian/German botanist, dies at 90
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30 Jan 1945
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death
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William Busch composer, dies at 43
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31 Jan 1945
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death
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Eddie Slovik, American soldier (b. 1920) |
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01 Feb 1945
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death
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Johan Huizinga: Dutch culture Historian (Homo Ludens), dies at 72
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01 Feb 1945
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death
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Prince Kiril of Bulgaria (b. 1895) |
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02 Feb 1945
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death
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Karl F Goerdeler: Mayor (Leipzig) / "July 20th plot", hanged at 60
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02 Feb 1945
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death
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Johannes Popitz, Prussian politician (b. 1884) |
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02 Feb 1945
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death
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Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, German economist and politician (b. 1884) |
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02 Feb 1945
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death
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Alfred Delp, German priest and philosopher (b. 1907) |
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03 Feb 1945
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death
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Jose Rolon: Composer, dies at 61
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03 Feb 1945
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death
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Roland Freisler, German lawyer and judge (b. 1893), during a USAAF daytime air raid on Berlin |
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06 Feb 1945
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death
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Jan Bos: Dutch resistance fighter, executed
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06 Feb 1945
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death
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Paul Bos: Dutch resistance fighter, executed
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08 Feb 1945
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death
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Italo Santelli, Italian fencer (b. 1866) |
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09 Feb 1945
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death
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George J L Maduro: Resistance fighter (Madurodam), dies in Dachau
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09 Feb 1945
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death
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Jan Bakker: Resistance fighter, executed at 26
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10 Feb 1945
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death
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Anacleto Díaz, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1878) |
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10 Feb 1945
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death
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Juan de Hernandez composer, dies at 63
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11 Feb 1945
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death
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Al Dubin, Swiss-American songwriter (b. 1891) |
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11 Feb 1945
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death
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J S H Lokerman Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Neugengamme
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12 Feb 1945
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death
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Antonio Villa-Real, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1880) |
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12 Feb 1945
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death
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... de Jong Dutch vicar/resistance fighter, executed
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12 Feb 1945
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death
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Henrietta Szold founder (Hadassah, Youth Aliyah), dies
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12 Feb 1945
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death
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Walraven [Wally] van Hall Dutch banker/resisted Nazis, executed at 39
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13 Feb 1945
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death
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George Studd cricketer (4 Tests with brother vs Australia 1882-83), dies
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16 Feb 1945
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death
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Billy Frank cricketer (Test South Africa vs England 1896, 5 & 2, 1-52), dies
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16 Feb 1945
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death
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Rudolf V
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18 Feb 1945
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death
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Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (b. 1906) |
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19 Feb 1945
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death
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John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1916) |
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19 Feb 1945
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death
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Wim Speelman Dutch resistance fighter, executed at 26
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21 Feb 1945
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death
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Eric Liddell, Chinese-Scottish rugby player and runner (b. 1902) |
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22 Feb 1945
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death
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Osip Brik, Russian author and critic (b. 1888) |
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23 Feb 1945
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death
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Aleksei Tolstoi Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62
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23 Feb 1945
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death
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Aubrey Cousins Canadian sergeant (Victoria Cross), dies in battle
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24 Feb 1945
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death
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Ahmed Maher Pasha Egypt's PM, assassinated in parliament
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25 Feb 1945
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death
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Mário de Andrade, Brazilian author, poet, and photographer (b. 1893) |
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25 Feb 1945
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death
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27 Feb 1945
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death
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HJ Lochtman Dutch chaplain/resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen
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02 Mar 1945
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death
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Emily Carr, Canadian painter and author (b. 1871) |
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03 Mar 1945
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death
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Arthur Vanderpoorten: Flemish Internal Minister (1940), dies at 61
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03 Mar 1945
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death
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Koos Speenhoff: Dutch singer, killed in bombing raid at 75
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04 Mar 1945
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death
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Mark Sandrich, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1900) |
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04 Mar 1945
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death
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Lucille La Verne, American actress (b. 1872) |
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05 Mar 1945
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death
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Lena Baker, American murderer (b. 1901) |
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06 Mar 1945
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death
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Jan Thijssen: Dutch resistance fighter, executed at Savage Farm
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06 Mar 1945
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death
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Rudolph Karel: Composer, dies at 64
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07 Mar 1945
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death
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Adolf Bartels: German writer / racist, dies at 82
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08 Mar 1945
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death
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H J Jamin: Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Buchenwald
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08 Mar 1945
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death
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Jan Beekes: Resistance fighter, executed at 26
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08 Mar 1945
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death
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Frederick Bligh Bond, English archaeologist and architect (b. 1864) |
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12 Mar 1945
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death
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Friedrich Fromm, German general (b. 1861) |
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12 Mar 1945
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death
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Anne Frank diarist (Diary of Anne Frank), killed in Belsen Camp
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13 Mar 1945
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death
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Herbert Bedford composer, dies at 78
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15 Mar 1945
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death
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Herman B Wiardi Beckman Dutch MP (SDAP), dies at 41
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16 Mar 1945
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death
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Simeon Price, American golfer (b. 1882) |
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16 Mar 1945
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death
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Börries von Münchhausen, German poet and activist (b. 1874) |
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16 Mar 1945
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death
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Pierre Drieu la Rochelle French writer/poet, commits suicide at 52
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19 Mar 1945
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death
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Fritz Fromm German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed
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21 Mar 1945
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death
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Arthur Nebe, German SS officer (b. 1894) |
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21 Mar 1945
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death
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J Woortman Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen at 39
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22 Mar 1945
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death
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John Hessin Clarke, American lawyer and judge (b. 1857) |
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22 Mar 1945
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death
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J Postuma Dutch resistance fighter, dies
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24 Mar 1945
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death
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J S Nicklin Lieutenant-Colonel/Canada's 1st parachutist, dies
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24 Mar 1945
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death
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Thomas Rennie General-Major (Dutch command 51st Highland Division), dies
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26 Mar 1945
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death
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David Lloyd George, English-Welsh lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1863) |
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26 Mar 1945
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death
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Isaack Stouten resistance fighter, shot to death at 29
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27 Mar 1945
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death
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Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil, Turkish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1866) |
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27 Mar 1945
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death
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Ángel Melogno, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1905) |
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27 Mar 1945
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death
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Vincent Hugo Bendix, American engineer and businessman, founded Bendix Corporation (b. 1881) |
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27 Mar 1945
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death
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J
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29 Mar 1945
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death
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Karl T Sapper German geographer/geologist (Vulkankunde), dies at 79
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30 Mar 1945
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death
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Béla Balogh, Hungarian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1885) |
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30 Mar 1945
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death
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Karel Moor composer, dies at 71
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31 Mar 1945
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death
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Hans Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881) |
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31 Mar 1945
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death
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Frank Findlay, New Zealand banker and politician (b. 1884) |
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31 Mar 1945
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death
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Maurice Rose 1st US General in Nazi Germany, killed in action at 45
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03 Apr 1945
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death
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Joseph Weinheber: Austria Poet / writer (Vienna Verbatim), dies at 43
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05 Apr 1945
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death
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Huldreich Georg Fruh: Composer, dies at 41
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05 Apr 1945
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death
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Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer (b. 1897) |
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06 Apr 1945
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death
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Benjamin M Telders: President (Dutch Liberal States Party), dies at 42
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09 Apr 1945
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death
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Hans von Dohnányi, Austrian-German lawyer and jurist (b. 1902) |
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09 Apr 1945
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death
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Karl Sack, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1896) |
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09 Apr 1945
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death
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Hans Oster, German general (b. 1887) |
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09 Apr 1945
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death
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Johann Georg Elser, German carpenter (b. 1903) |
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09 Apr 1945
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death
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Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral (b. 1887) |
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09 Apr 1945
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death
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor and theologian (b. 1906) |
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10 Apr 1945
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death
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Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch printer and typographer (b. 1882) |
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10 Apr 1945
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death
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Hendrik N Werkman resistance/painter (Blue Boat), executed at 63
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11 Apr 1945
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death
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Kamiel van Baelen Flemish resistance fighter (in Dachau), dies at 29
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12 Apr 1945
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death
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882) |
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12 Apr 1945
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death
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt 32nd US President (1933-1945, Democrat), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs GA at 63
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13 Apr 1945
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death
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Ernst Cassirer, Polish-American philosopher and academic (b. 1874) |
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15 Apr 1945
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death
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Hermann Florstedt, German SS officer (b. 1895) |
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17 Apr 1945
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death
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Hannie Schaft: "Girl with red hair, " executed
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17 Apr 1945
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death
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Ion Pillat Romaniams poet/Senator (Umbra timpului), dies
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17 Apr 1945
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death
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Walter Model German fieldmarshal, commits suicide at 54
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18 Apr 1945
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death
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Ernest T Pyle British/US newscaster, killed in WWII at 44
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18 Apr 1945
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death
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John Ambrose Fleming electrical engineer, dies
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19 Apr 1945
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death
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J P Heyboer resistance fighter, executed
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20 Apr 1945
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death
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Erwin Bumke, Polish-German jurist and politician (b. 1874) |
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21 Apr 1945
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death
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Walter Model, German field marshal (b. 1891) |
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21 Apr 1945
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death
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John Poston British Major/Montgomery's ADC, dies in battle at 25
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22 Apr 1945
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death
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Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor (b. 1867) |
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22 Apr 1945
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death
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Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician and academic (b. 1900) |
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22 Apr 1945
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death
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K
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23 Apr 1945
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death
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Albrecht Haushofer writer, dies at 42
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24 Apr 1945
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death
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Ernst-Robert Grawitz, German physician (b. 1899) |
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24 Apr 1945
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death
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Anton de Kom Suriname resistance fighter, dies at 47
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24 Apr 1945
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death
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Hubert Bath composer, dies at 61
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25 Apr 1945
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death
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Huldreich Georg Früh, Swiss composer (b. 1903) |
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26 Apr 1945
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death
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Pavlo Skoropadskyi, German-Ukrainian general and politician, Hetman of Ukraine (b. 1871) |
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26 Apr 1945
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death
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Sigmund Rascher, German physician (b. 1909) |
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28 Apr 1945
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death
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Bernito Mussolini: Fascist leader (Italy), tried and shot
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28 Apr 1945
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death
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Clara Petacci, Italian mistress of Benito Mussolini (b. 1912) |
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28 Apr 1945
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death
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Benito Mussolini, Italian journalist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1883) |
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28 Apr 1945
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death
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Hermann Fegelein, German general (b. 1906) |
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28 Apr 1945
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death
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Roberto Farinacci, Italian soldier and politician (b. 1892) |
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28 Apr 1945
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death
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Claretta Petacci mistress of Mussolini, executed
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28 Apr 1945
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death
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Hans Bloesch writer, dies
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29 Apr 1945
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death
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Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, German SS officer (b. 1893) |
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30 Apr 1945
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death
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Adolph Hitler: German Dictator (1936-45), commits suicide at 56
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30 Apr 1945
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death
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Adolf Hitler, Austrian-German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1889) |
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30 Apr 1945
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death
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Eva Braun, German wife of Adolf Hitler (b. 1912) |
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01 May 1945
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death
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Desider Antalffy-Zsiross: Hungarian Organist / composer, dies at 59
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01 May 1945
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death
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Paul Josef Goebbels: Nazi Minister on Propoganda, commits suicide
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01 May 1945
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death
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Magda Goebbels, German wife of Joseph Goebbels (b. 1901) |
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01 May 1945
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death
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Joseph Goebbels, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1897) |
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02 May 1945
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death
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Ludwig Stumpfegger, German physician (b. 1910) |
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02 May 1945
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death
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Joe Corbett, American baseball player and journalist (b. 1875) |
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02 May 1945
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death
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Martin Bormann, German politician (b. 1900) |
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03 May 1945
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death
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Louis L H de Visser: Dutch MP (CPN), dies at 66
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04 May 1945
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death
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Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (b. 1880) |
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08 May 1945
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death
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Josef Terboven, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1898) |
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08 May 1945
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death
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Bernhard Rust, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1883) |
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08 May 1945
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death
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Wilhelm Rediess, German SS officer (b. 1900) |
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10 May 1945
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death
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Konrad Henlein, Czech soldier and politician (b. 1898) |
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10 May 1945
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death
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Richard Glücks, German SS officer (b. 1889) |
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13 May 1945
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death
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Tubby Hall, American drummer (b. 1895) |
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14 May 1945
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death
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Isis Pogson, English astronomer and meteorologist (b. 1852) |
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14 May 1945
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death
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Wolfgang Lüth, Latvian-German captain (b. 1913) |
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14 May 1945
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death
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Heber J. Grant, American religious leader, 7th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1856) |
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15 May 1945
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death
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Charles Williams, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1886) |
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15 May 1945
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death
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Major Courtney US medal of honor marine, dies in battle of Sugar Loaf
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17 May 1945
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death
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Jan van Geenen resistance fighter, dies
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17 May 1945
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death
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Sasaki Shigetsu Sokei-an founder 1st Zen Institute of America, dies
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19 May 1945
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death
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Philipp Bouhler, German soldier and politician (b. 1889) |
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22 May 1945
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death
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Carel A Lion Cachet lithographer/wood carver, dies
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23 May 1945
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death
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Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician, Reich Minister of the Interior (b. 1900) |
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24 May 1945
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death
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Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal and pilot (b. 1892) |
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27 May 1945
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death
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Enno Lolling, German physician (b. 1888) |
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30 May 1945
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death
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Irma Laplasse Flemish farmer/Nazi collaborator, executed
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31 May 1945
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death
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Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904) |
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04 Jun 1945
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death
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Georg Kaiser: Playwright, dies at 66
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06 Jun 1945
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death
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Meinoud M Rost van Tonningen: Anti semite / NSB (1937-41), suicide
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07 Jun 1945
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death
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Nishida Kitaro: Scholar / philosopher / Zen practitioner, dies at 74
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07 Jun 1945
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death
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Ruben Marcos Campos: Composer, dies at 69
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07 Jun 1945
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death
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Kitaro Nishida, Japanese philosopher and academic (b. 1870) |
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08 Jun 1945
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death
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Karl Hanke, Polish-German politician (b. 1903) |
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16 Jun 1945
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death
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Aris Velouchiotis, Greek general (b. 1905) |
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18 Jun 1945
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death
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Colonel Roberts: Commandant 22nd regiment marines, dies in battle
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18 Jun 1945
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death
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Simon B Buckner: US Lieutenant General / Commandant of 10th Army, dies in action
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18 Jun 1945
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death
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Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., American general (b. 1886) |
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20 Jun 1945
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death
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Luís Fernando de Orleans y Borbón, Spanish son of Infanta Eulalia of Spain (b. 1888) |
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20 Jun 1945
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death
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Bruno Frank, German author, poet, and playwright (b. 1878) |
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21 Jun 1945
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death
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Josef Hora: Czech writer / Poet (Sinking Shadows), dies at 53
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22 Jun 1945
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death
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Isamu Tsjo: Japanese Chief of Staff 32nd Army, commits harakiri
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22 Jun 1945
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death
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Mitsuri Ushijima: Japanese Lieutenant General / Commandant 32nd Army, commits harakiri
|
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22 Jun 1945
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death
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Isamu Chō, Japanese general (b. 1895) |
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22 Jun 1945
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death
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Mitsuru Ushijima, Japanese general (b. 1887) |
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23 Jun 1945
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death
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Lieutenant General Ushijima: Japanese commander, commits suicide at Okinawa
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23 Jun 1945
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death
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Giuseppina Tuissi, Italian journalist and activist (b. 1923) |
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26 Jun 1945
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death
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Erno Rapee: Composer, dies at 54
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26 Jun 1945
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death
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Nikolay Nikolayevich Tcherepnin: Composer, dies at 72
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26 Jun 1945
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death
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Emil Hácha, Czech lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1872) |
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05 Jul 1945
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death
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John Curtin, Australian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1885) |
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07 Jul 1945
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death
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Salomeja Neris [S Bacinskaite-Buciene]: Latvian poet, dies at 40
|
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10 Jul 1945
|
death
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Robert Goddard Rocket pioneer, dies
|
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12 Jul 1945
|
death
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Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician and engineer (b. 1871) |
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12 Jul 1945
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death
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Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, German field marshal (b. 1895) |
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13 Jul 1945
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death
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Alla Nazimova, Russian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1879) |
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17 Jul 1945
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death
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Ernst Busch, German field marshal (b. 1885) |
|
19 Jul 1945
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death
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George Barbier: Actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80
|
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20 Jul 1945
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death
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Paul Valéry, French author and poet (b. 1871) |
|
01 Aug 1945
|
death
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Gyula Csortos, Hungarian actor (b. 1883) |
|
02 Aug 1945
|
death
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Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer (b. 1863) |
|
06 Aug 1945
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death
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Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1920) |
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06 Aug 1945
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death
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Hiram Johnson, American politician, 23rd Governor of California (b. 1866) |
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07 Aug 1945
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death
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Yi Wu, Korean prince (b. 1912) |
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09 Aug 1945
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death
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Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917) |
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09 Aug 1945
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death
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Harry Hillman, American runner (b. 1881) |
|
10 Aug 1945
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death
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Robert H. Goddard, American physicist and engineer (b. 1882) |
|
10 Aug 1945
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death
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Robert Goddard father of American rocketry, dies
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15 Aug 1945
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death
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Korechika Anami, Japanese general (b. 1887) |
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16 Aug 1945
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death
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Nico Richter: Composer, dies at 29
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16 Aug 1945
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death
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Takijiro Ohnishi: Led Japanese kamikaze pilots (harakiri)
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16 Aug 1945
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death
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Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral (b. 1891) |
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17 Aug 1945
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death
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Gino Marinuzzi: Composer, dies at 61
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17 Aug 1945
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death
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Pater Bleijs [Louis]: Resistance fighter, dies in car accident
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17 Aug 1945
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death
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Reidar Haaland, Norwegian police officer and soldier (b. 1919) |
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20 Aug 1945
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death
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A Roda Roda: Writer, dies at 73
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26 Aug 1945
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death
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Franz Werfel: Czech / German / US Poet / writer (Mirror Man), dies at 54
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29 Aug 1945
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death
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Constantin Tănase, Romanian actor and playwright (b. 1880) |
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30 Aug 1945
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death
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Alfréd Schaffer, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1893) |
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01 Sep 1945
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death
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Jacobus W G Balfoort: Dutch actor (Heimwee, Head On), dies at 57
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02 Sep 1945
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death
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Mason Phelps, American golfer (b. 1885) |
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05 Sep 1945
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death
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Clem Hill, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1877) |
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06 Sep 1945
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death
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John S. McCain, Sr., American admiral (b. 1884) |
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09 Sep 1945
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death
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Max Ehrmann, American poet and lawyer (b. 1872) |
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09 Sep 1945
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death
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Paul Probst, Swiss target shooter (b. 1869) |
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10 Sep 1945
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death
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Vaino Raitio: Composer, dies at 54
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12 Sep 1945
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death
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Hajime Sugiyama, Japanese general (b. 1880) |
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15 Sep 1945
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death
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Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern: Austrian composer, dies at 61
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15 Sep 1945
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death
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André Tardieu, French politician, 97th Prime Minister of France (b. 1876) |
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15 Sep 1945
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death
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Anton Webern, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1883) |
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15 Sep 1945
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death
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Linnie Marsh Wolfe, American librarian and author (b. 1881) |
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16 Sep 1945
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death
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John "Pa" van de Steur: Philanthropist (Java), dies at 80
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16 Sep 1945
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death
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John McCormack, Irish tenor and actor (b. 1884) |
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20 Sep 1945
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death
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Augusto Tasso Fragoso, Brazilian politician (b. 1869) |
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20 Sep 1945
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death
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William Seabrook, American occultist, journalist, and explorer (b. 1884) |
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20 Sep 1945
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death
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Jack Thayer, American survivor of the Sinking of the RMS Titanic (b. 1894) |
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20 Sep 1945
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death
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Eduard Wirths, German physician (b. 1909) |
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24 Sep 1945
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death
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Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic, co-invented the Geiger counter (b. 1882) |
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25 Sep 1945
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death
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Bela Bartok: Composer, dies at 64
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25 Sep 1945
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death
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Charles A Ellwood: US sociologist / psychologist, dies at 72
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26 Sep 1945
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death
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R Beer-Hofmann: Writer, dies at 78
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26 Sep 1945
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death
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Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist and composer (b. 1881) |
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01 Oct 1945
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death
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Walter B Cannon: US physiologist (Traumatic Shock), dies at 73
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06 Oct 1945
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death
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Leonardo Conti, German SS officer (b. 1900) |
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08 Oct 1945
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death
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Herman T Colenbrander: Historian, dies at 73
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08 Oct 1945
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death
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Felix Salten, Austrian author and critic (b. 1869) |
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09 Oct 1945
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death
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Gottlieb Hering, German Nazi concentration camp commandant (b. 1887) |
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12 Oct 1945
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death
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Jesse James Payne lynched in Madison County Florida
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13 Oct 1945
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death
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Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company (b. 1857) |
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15 Oct 1945
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death
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Pierre Laval, French lawyer and politician, 101st Prime Minister of France (b. 1883) |
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19 Oct 1945
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death
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Plutarco Elías Calles, Mexican general and politician, 40th President of Mexico (b. 1877) |
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19 Oct 1945
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death
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N. C. Wyeth, American painter and illustrator (b. 1882) |
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24 Oct 1945
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death
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Robert Ley: German Nazi, commits suicide
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24 Oct 1945
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death
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Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian soldier and politician, Minister President of Norway (b. 1887) |
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25 Oct 1945
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death
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Robert Ley, German politician (b. 1890) |
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26 Oct 1945
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death
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Aleksey Krylov, Russian mathematician and engineer (b. 1863) |
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26 Oct 1945
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death
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Paul Pelliot, French sinologist and explorer (b. 1878) |
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31 Oct 1945
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death
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Henry Ainley: Actor (As You Like It), dies at 66
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02 Nov 1945
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death
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Hélène de Pourtalès, Swiss sailor (b. 1868) |
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02 Nov 1945
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death
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Princess Thyra of Denmark (b. 1880) |
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03 Nov 1945
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death
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Alessandro Longo: Composer, dies at 80
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11 Nov 1945
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death
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Jerome Kern: US Composer (Sally, Leave it to Jane), dies at 60
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16 Nov 1945
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death
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Kaarlo Sarkia: Finnish Poet (Kohtalon Vaaka), dies at 43
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21 Nov 1945
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death
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Robert Benchley: US humorist (My 10 years in a quandary), dies at 56
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28 Nov 1945
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death
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Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (b. 1879) |
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28 Nov 1945
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death
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Dwight Davis donator of the Davis cup, dies
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01 Dec 1945
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death
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Harvey Bartlett Gaul: Composer, dies at 64
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04 Dec 1945
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death
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Thomas Hunt Morgan, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866) |
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09 Dec 1945
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death
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Yun Chi-ho, South Korean activist and politician (b. 1864) |
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10 Dec 1945
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death
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Theodor Dannecker, German SS officer (b. 1913) |
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11 Dec 1945
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death
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Charles Fabry, French physicist (b. 1867) |
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13 Dec 1945
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death
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Irma Grese, German concentration camp guard (b. 1923) |
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13 Dec 1945
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death
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Josef Kramer, German concentration camp commandant (b. 1906) |
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13 Dec 1945
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death
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Elisabeth Volkenrath, Polish-German concentration camp supervisor (b. 1919) |
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13 Dec 1945
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death
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Robert van Genechten Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide
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13 Dec 1945
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death
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Vittorio Mario Vanzo composer, dies at 83
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14 Dec 1945
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death
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Josef Kramer known as "beast of Belsen", & 10 others hanged for crimes committed at the Belsen and Oswiecim Nazi concentration camps
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14 Dec 1945
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death
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Constantino Gaito composer, dies at 67
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14 Dec 1945
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death
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Forrester Harvey actor (Tarzan & Mate, Chump at Oxford), dies at 61
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14 Dec 1945
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death
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Henry van Goudoever Dutch lawyer/judge, dies on his 69th birthday
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16 Dec 1945
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death
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Fumimaro Konu: Japanese prince / Prime Minister (1937-39, 40-41), commits harakiri
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16 Dec 1945
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death
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Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded the Fiat Automobile Company (b. 1866) |
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16 Dec 1945
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death
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Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1891) |
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20 Dec 1945
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death
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Charles Eady cricketer (Tasmanian player for Australia 1896-1901), dies
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21 Dec 1945
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death
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George S. Patton, American general (b. 1885) |
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22 Dec 1945
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death
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Otto Neurath Austrian/British philosopher, dies at 63
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23 Dec 1945
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death
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Mogens Klitgaard Danish author (Brunkul), dies at 39
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24 Dec 1945
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death
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Francisco Pujol composer, dies at 67
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25 Dec 1945
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death
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Franz Kröwerath, German rower (b. 1880) |
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28 Dec 1945
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death
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Theodore Dreiser, American journalist and author (b. 1871) |
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30 Dec 1945
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death
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Song Jin-woo, South Korean journalist and politician (b. 1889) |
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31 Dec 1945
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death
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Donald Douglas II dies at 40
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