Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1945

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

• Feb. 1 Adriano Tardelli
• Feb. 2 Alfred Delp

  Alfred Delp was a courageous German Jesuit priest who actively resisted the Nazi regime and was executed for his involvement in the plot to...

• Feb. 2 Carl Friedrich Goerdeler

  German economist and politician (b. 1884).

• Feb. 2 Johannes Popitz

  German lawyer and politician (b. 1884).

• Feb. 2 Ugo Macchieraldo
• Feb. 2 Ferdinando Maria Poggioli
• Feb. 3 Roland Freisler

  German lawyer and judge (b. 1893).

• Feb. 5 Violette Szabo
• Feb. 5 Walter Fillak
• Feb. 7 Francesco De Gregori
• Feb. 8 Italo Santelli

  Italian fencer and coach (b. 1866).

• Feb. 9 Ella D. Barrier

  American educator (b. 1852).

• Feb. 10 Anacleto Díaz

  Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1878).

• Feb. 10 Giovanni Palatucci
• Feb. 10 Emiliano Rinaldini
• Feb. 10 Ernst Heinrich Schmauser
• Feb. 12 Walraven van Hall
• Feb. 14 Paolo Fabbri
• Feb. 15 Pier Giulio Magistretti
• Feb. 17 Elisa Sala
• Feb. 18 Ivan Chernyakhovsky

  Soviet military commander and Army General who was one of the youngest generals in the Red Army during World War II.

• Feb. 19 John Basilone

  United States Marine Corps sergeant who was the first enlisted Marine in World War II to receive the Medal of Honor.

• Feb. 21 Eric Liddell

  Scottish Olympic gold medalist and missionary who became famous for refusing to run on Sunday during the 1924 Paris Olympics, later serving...

• Feb. 22 Osip Brik

  Russian avant garde writer and literary critic (b. 1888).

• Feb. 23 Wincenty Stefan Frelichowski
• Feb. 25 Mário de Andrade

  Brazilian author, poet, and photographer (b. 1893).

• Feb. 26 Sándor Szurmay

  Minister of defence of the hungarian portion of austria-hungary (b. 1860).

• Feb. 28 Walter Süskind