Death year 1945 celebrities

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Death year 1945

Elsa Stralia Facts

Elsa Stralia (1 March 1881 – 31 August 1945) was an Australian soprano with an international reputation in Europe and America. She was born Elsie Mary Fischer.

August von Mackensen Facts

Anton Ludwig August von Mackensen (6 December 1849 – 8 November 1945), born August Mackensen, was a German soldier and field marshal. He commanded with success during the First World War and became one of the German Empire’s most prominent military

Peggy O'Neill Facts

Blind Willie Johnson Facts

“Blind” Willie Johnson (January 22, 1897 – September 18, 1945) was a gospel blues singer and guitarist. While the lyrics of his songs were usually religious, his music drew from both sacred and blues traditions. It is characterized by his slide gu

Anders Larsson Facts

Anders Larsson (2 July 1892 – 4 January 1945) was a Swedish freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the light-heavyweight class at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Kaneyoshi Muto Facts

Kaneyoshi Muto (武藤 金義, Mutō Kaneyoshi, June 1916 – 24 July 1945) was a Japanese naval aviator and flying ace known for his great skill in fighter aircraft. Fellow ace Saburō Sakai called him “a genius in the air.”

Zinaida Gippius Facts

Zinaida Nikolayevna Gippius, (Russian: Зинаи́да Никола́евна Ги́ппиус; November 20, 1869 – September 9, 1945) was a Russian poet, playwright, editor, short story writer and religious thinker, a co-founder of Russian symbol

Rudolf Meinert Facts

Rudolf Meinert (1882–1945) was an Austrian screenwriter, film producer and director.

Lizzi Waldmüller Facts

Lizzi Waldmüller (May 25, 1904, Knittelfeld, Styria – April 8, 1945, Vienna) was an Austrian actress and singer whose breakthrough to stardom came through her role as Rachel in the Willi Forst movie Bel Ami in 1939.

Martin Bormann Facts

Martin Bormann (17 June 1900 – 2 May 1945) was a prominent official in Nazi Germany as head of the Parteikanzlei (Nazi Party Chancellery). He gained immense power within the Third Reich by using his position as Adolf Hitler’s private secretary to

Roy Radebaugh Facts

Roy Radebaugh (February 22, 1881 – January 17, 1945) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Radebaugh played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1911. In 2 career games, he had a 0–0 record with a 2.70 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.

George F. Marion Facts

George F. Marion Sr. (July 16, 1860 – November 30, 1945) was an American stage actor and director, a film actor and director of two silent films. George F. Marion, who was born in San Francisco, California was father of writer George Marion Jr. and