Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1945

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

• Sept. 1 Jacobus W G Balfoort

  Dutch actor heimwee, head on), dies aged 57

• Sept. 2 Mason Phelps

  American golfer (d. 1945).

• Sept. 5 Clem Hill

  Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1877)

• Sept. 6 John McCain

  John McCain was a prominent American politician and U.S. Senator from Arizona, known for his military service, presidential candidacy in 2008, and reputation as a maverick within the Republican Party. He was a Vietnam War veteran and prisoner of war who later became a respected statesman and presidential nominee.

• Sept. 6 John S. McCain Sr.

  American admiral (b. 1884)

• Sept. 9 Max Ehrmann

  American poet and lawyer (d. 1995)

• Sept. 10 Vaino Raitio

  Composer dies at 54

• Sept. 12 Hajime Sugiyama

  Japanese field marshal and politician, 44th japanese minister of war (b. 1880)

• Sept. 15 Anton Webern

  Austrian conductor and composer, who is a specialist in music lyrics, art songs and instrumental works. he studied musicology at vienna university and received his phd in 1906. he was also a disciple of schoenberg. after conducting in germany and austria, he settled in modling to teach composition. weber's output was modest, with only 31 works for chorus, orchestra, and …

• Sept. 15 Linnie Marsh Wolfe

  American librarian and author (b. 1881)

• Sept. 15 André Tardieu

  French journalist and politician, 97th prime minister of france (b. 1876)

• Sept. 15 Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern

  Austrian composer dies at 61

• Sept. 16 John McCormack

  Irish tenor and actor (b. 1884)

• Sept. 16 John "Pa" van de Steur

  At 80, a philanthropist (java) dies

• Sept. 18 Volin

  Russian anarchist intellectual (b. 1882)

• Sept. 20 William Seabrook

  American occultist, journalist, and explorer (b. 1884)

• Sept. 20 Augusto Tasso Fragoso

  Brazilian politician, president of brazil (b. 1869)

• Sept. 20 William Buehler Seabrook

  American occultist (born 1884)

• Sept. 23 Salvo D'Acquisto

  Italian carabiniere (born 1920)

• Sept. 24 Hans Geiger

  German physicist who invented the geiger counter, the first detector that successfully detects individual alpha particles and other radiations.

• Sept. 25 Charles A Ellwood

  At 72, a us psychologist/sociologist dies

• Sept. 26 Béla Bartók

  Hungarian-american musician. he was a prominent composer and pianist, and one of the greatest composers of modern times.

• Sept. 26 R Beer-Hofmann

  Writer dies at 78