Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1945

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1945. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Dec. 1 Harvey Bartlett Gaul

  Composer dies at 64

• Dec. 4 Thomas Hunt Morgan

  MED - American geneticist and biologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1866)

• Dec. 4 Richárd Weisz

  Hungarian olympic champion wrestler (b. 1879)

• Dec. 6 Edmund Dwyer-Gray

  Irish-australian politician, 29th premier of tasmania (b. 1870)

• Dec. 9 Yun Chi-ho

  South korean activist and politician (b. 1864)

• Dec. 11 Charles Fabry

  French physicist. he was a specialist in optics, photometry and the development of the fabry perot interferometer to astronomy.

• Dec. 13 Irma Grese

  Notorious Nazi SS guard known for her brutal cruelty at concentration camps Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen during World War II. She was one of the most infamous female war criminals, nicknamed the 'Hyena of Auschwitz'. Executed for war crimes in 1945 at the age of 22.

• Dec. 13 Elisabeth Volkenrath

  Nazi concentration camp supervisor at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, known for her brutal treatment of prisoners during the Holocaust. She was tried and executed for war crimes after World War II.

• Dec. 13 Josef Kramer

  Notorious Nazi SS officer and commandant of multiple concentration camps during World War II, including Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. He was known as the 'Beast of Belsen' for his brutal treatment of prisoners and was executed for war crimes after the war.

• Dec. 13 Robert van Genechten

  Dutch nazi (nsb) commits suicide.

• Dec. 14 Josef Kramer known as the "Beast of Belsen"

  Ten others were also hanged for crimes at oswiecim and belsen german concentration camps.

• Dec. 14 Henry van Goudoever

  Dutch judge / lawyer, died on his 69th birthday

• Dec. 16 Giovanni III Agnelli

  Giovanni Agnelli was a prominent Italian industrialist and key leader of Fiat, playing a crucial role in transforming the company into a global automotive powerhouse.

• Dec. 16 Fumimaro Konoe

  Japanese lawyer and politician, 23rd prime minister of japan (b. 1891)

• Dec. 21 George Patton

  American military commander of forces during ww ii, who served as a commando in morocco under general eisenhower. patton was an expert in mobile tank warfare and a tactician during ww ii. he eventually rose to the rank general.

• Dec. 22 Otto Neurath

  Known for his work on visual communication and the Vienna Circle.

• Dec. 23 Mogens Klitgaard

  Danish author (brunkul) dies at 39

• Dec. 24 Josephine Sabel

  American singer and comedian (b. 1866)

• Dec. 24 Francisco Pujol

  Composer dies at 67

• Dec. 28 Theodore Dreiser

  American novelist and journalist known for works like 'Sister Carrie'.

• Dec. 29 Beulah Dark Cloud

  American actress (b. 1887)

• Dec. 30 Song Jin-woo

  South korean journalist and politician (b. 1889)

• Dec. 31 Donald Douglas II

  Dies at 40