Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1945

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 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

• Oct. 1 Walter B Cannon

  At 73, a us physiologist (traumatic shock) dies.

• Oct. 6 Leonardo Conti

  Leonardo Conti was a high-ranking Nazi physician who played a significant role in the Third Reich's health administration and was a key architect of the Nazi euthanasia program, serving as Reich Health Leader and SS member.

• Oct. 8 Felix Salten

  Austrian author best known for writing 'Bambi'.

• Oct. 8 Herman T Colenbrander

  At 73, historian dies

• Oct. 9 Gottlieb Hering

  German ss officer (d. 1945).

• Oct. 12 Jesse James Payne

  Madison county florida: lynched

• Oct. 13 Milton S. Hershey

  American businessman, founded the hershey company (b. 1857)

• Oct. 15 Pierre Laval

  French lawyer and politician, 101st prime minister of france (b. 1883)

• Oct. 19 N. C. Wyeth

  American painter and illustrator (b. 1882)

• Oct. 19 Plutarco Elías Calles

  Mexican general and politician, 40th president of mexico (b. 1877)

• Oct. 24 Franklin Carmichael

  Canadian artist and member of the Group of Seven.

• Oct. 24 Vidkun Quisling

  Norwegian soldier and politician, minister president of norway (b. 1887)

• Oct. 25 Robert Ley

  German politician (b. 1890)

• Oct. 26 Aleksey Krylov

  Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945).

• Oct. 26 Paul Pelliot

  French sinologist and explorer (b. 1878)

• Oct. 28 Kesago Nakajima

  Japanese lieutenant-general in the imperial japanese army (d. 455)

• Oct. 31 Henry Ainley

  Actor (as you like it), dies at the age of 66