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Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1945

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

  • Magda Goebbels
    May 1 Magda Goebbels

    Wife of Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda, who was deeply involved in the Nazi regime and died by suicide alongside her husband...

  • Joseph Goebbels
    May 1 Joseph Goebbels

    German nazi propagandist responsible for all public communication media.

  • Werner Ostendorff
    May 1 Werner Ostendorff
  • Martin Bormann
    May 2 Martin Bormann

    A high-ranking Nazi official who served as Adolf Hitler's private secretary and was a key figure in the Nazi Party's inner circle.

  • Joe Corbett
    May 2 Joe Corbett

    American baseball player and journalist (b. 1875).

  • Joachim Ziegler
    May 2 Joachim Ziegler
  • Fedor von Bock
    May 4 Fedor von Bock

    German field marshal (born in 1880).

  • Giorgio Marincola
    May 4 Giorgio Marincola
  • Frank Bourne
    May 8 Frank Bourne

    British soldier, last survivor of the battle of rorke's drift (b. 1854).

  • Julius Hirsch
    May 8 Julius Hirsch

    German footballer (b. 1892)[51].

  • Bernhard Rust
    May 8 Bernhard Rust

    German lieutenant and politician (b. 1883).

  • Wilhelm Rediess
    May 8 Wilhelm Rediess

    Ss and police leaders in nazi-occupated norway (born 1900).

  • Josef Terboven
    May 8 Josef Terboven

    German lieutenant and politician (b. 1898).

  • Konrad Henlein
    May 10 Konrad Henlein

    Czech soldier and politician (b. 1898).

  • Richard Glücks
    May 10 Richard Glücks

    German ss officer (d. 1945).

  • Aleksandr Sergeevič Ščerbakov
    May 10 Aleksandr Sergeevič Ščerbakov
  • Tubby Hall
    May 13 Tubby Hall

    American jazz drummer (born 1895).

  • Heber J. Grant
    May 14 Heber J. Grant

    American religious leader, 7th president of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (b. 1856).

  • Isis Pogson
    May 14 Isis Pogson

    British meteorologist and astronomer (d. 1945).

  • Charles Williams
    May 15 Charles Williams

    English author, poet, and critic (b. 1886).

  • Kenneth J. Alford
    May 15 Kenneth J. Alford

    English soldier, bandmaster, and composer (b. 1881).

  • Philipp Bouhler
    May 19 Philipp Bouhler

    German soldier and politician (b. 1889).

  • Heinrich Himmler
    May 23 Heinrich Himmler

    A key Nazi leader who was one of the primary architects of the Holocaust, serving as Reichsführer of the SS and playing a central role in...

  • Robert Ritter von Greim
    May 24 Robert Ritter von Greim

    German field marshal and pilot (b. 1892).

  • Enno Lolling
    May 27 Enno Lolling

    German ss-standartenfuhrer, died by suicide (born in 1888).

  • Mihail Sebastian
    May 29 Mihail Sebastian
  • Odilo Globočnik
    May 31 Odilo Globočnik