What happened on 19 February 1945?

Discover what happened on 19 February 1945 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Deaths

• Martin Ludwig Braun (Holocaust victim (born 1923))
• Arthur Frank Mathews (American artist (1860-1945))
• Herbert Weiß (German officer and Knight’s Cross recipient (1899-1945))
• John Basilone (American Medal of Honor recipient (1916–1945))
• Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky (Russian artist (1868-1945))
• Oszkár Szalai
• Eugen Ritter von Zoellner (German general)
• Fay Moulton (Athletics and American football competitor (1876–1945))
• Hanns Vischer (Swiss-British educationist and colonist in Nigeria)
• Johann Doll (German historian (1874–1945))
• Wim Speelman
• Max Borrack (German politician (1901-1945))
• Willi Frank (Austrian resistance fighter (1909-1945))
• Ferdinand Ledoux (politician from France (1881-1945))
• Henri Adé (French architect)
• Achille Beltrame (Italian painter and Illustrator (1871-1945))
• Ancilla Marighetto (Italian partisan (1927-1945))
• Frederik Prytz (Norwegian politician (1878–1945))
• Boris Belyayev (Soviet military personnel (1917–1945))
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• Vasily Golovkin
• Józef Zapłata
• Q4216143
• Q4315618
• Aleksandr Osipov (Soviet military pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1920–1945))
• Dmitry Osnovin
• Q4351013
• Q4528838
• Bernhard Krause (SS officer (1910-1945))
• Bill Combs (American sport wrestler (1918-1945))
• Darrell S. Cole (United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient)
• Howard Johnson (Player of American football (1916-1945))
• Johannes Pettersson (Swedish politician)
• Jack Chevigny (American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1906-1945))
• John Birch (Car engineer)
• Alois Laub (Czechoslovak legioneer)
• Jan Jaworski (Polish sinolog)
• Josef Fischer (Czech philosopher, publicist, translator, sociologist, university educator and science writer (1891–1945))
• Karel Nejedlý (Czech diplomat and resistance activist (1896–1945))
• Eugen Tandlich
• Q12768330
• Ladislav Sára
• Fatikh Kărim (Tatar poet (1909-1945))
• Ernest Grün
• Ferdinand Szantó
• Karol Grün
• Louis Begault (Belgian politician)
• Q15063025
• Pyotr Dyakov
• Artyom Korovin
• Q15070522
• Aleksey Malkov (Soviet army officer)
• Teresa Dowgiałło
• Erich Johann Friedrich Toffer (Estonian military personnel)
• Imre Mosdóssy (schoolteacher, school inspector and writer (1862–1945))
• Kumagai Naota (Japanese politician)
• Q18277339 (Soviet military personnel)
• Werner Etter
• Georg Hermann Müller (German historian, archivist and librarian (1878-1945))
• Jan Cornelis Visscher (Dutch painter (1862-1945))
• Q25929840
• Ilona Várady ((1894–1945) Hungarian tennis player)
• Johnny de Droog
• Francisco Caso
• Mukhtar Sherfedinov (Soviet architect)
• Gustav Hynek (Czech publisher)
• Charles Droulers
• Ibeling Heeren (Dutch photographer (1884-1945))
• Ola Hole
• Gérard Willemot
• Diana Mary Portman ((1923-1945))
• Raymond Guy Manning (Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force)
• Ludvík Fisher (Czech physician and soldier (1880–1945))
• Carl Klimt (Carl Klimt * 15. 9. 1876 , Teplice (Teplice) , Česká republika (Czech Republic) † 19. 2. 1945 , Cínovec, Dubí (Teplice) , Česká republika (Czech Republic) ceramicist sex: male)
• Heiner Ihrig
• Ferdinand Vojtek
• Jindřich Majer
• Ferdinand Blach (Holocaust victim (born 1884))
• Heinz Eisner (Holocaust victim (born 1924))
• Peter Kalman (Holocaust victim (born 1888))
• Berta Wikidalová (Holocaust victim (born 1872))
• Karel König (holocaust victim, b. 1887-08-13)
• Valtr Leiner (Holocaust victim (born 1906))
• Meier Kranz (Holocaust victim (born 1910))
• Martin Ludwig Braun (Holocaust victim (born 1923))
• Arthur Frank Mathews (American artist (1860-1945))
• Herbert Weiß (German officer and Knight’s Cross recipient (1899-1945))
• John Basilone (American Medal of Honor recipient (1916–1945))
• Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky (Russian artist (1868-1945))
• Oszkár Szalai
• Eugen Ritter von Zoellner (German general)
• Fay Moulton (Athletics and American football competitor (1876–1945))
• Hanns Vischer (Swiss-British educationist and colonist in Nigeria)
• Johann Doll (German historian (1874–1945))
• Wim Speelman
• Max Borrack (German politician (1901-1945))
• Willi Frank (Austrian resistance fighter (1909-1945))
• Ferdinand Ledoux (politician from France (1881-1945))
• Henri Adé (French architect)
• Achille Beltrame (Italian painter and Illustrator (1871-1945))
• Ancilla Marighetto (Italian partisan (1927-1945))
• Frederik Prytz (Norwegian politician (1878–1945))
• Boris Belyayev (Soviet military personnel (1917–1945))
• Q4100018
• Vasily Golovkin
• Józef Zapłata
• Q4216143
• Q4315618
• Aleksandr Osipov (Soviet military pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1920–1945))
• Dmitry Osnovin
• Q4351013
• Q4528838
• Bernhard Krause (SS officer (1910-1945))
• Bill Combs (American sport wrestler (1918-1945))
• Darrell S. Cole (United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient)
• Howard Johnson (Player of American football (1916-1945))
• Johannes Pettersson (Swedish politician)
• Jack Chevigny (American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1906-1945))
• John Birch (Car engineer)
• Alois Laub (Czechoslovak legioneer)
• Jan Jaworski (Polish sinolog)
• Josef Fischer (Czech philosopher, publicist, translator, sociologist, university educator and science writer (1891–1945))
• Karel Nejedlý (Czech diplomat and resistance activist (1896–1945))
• Eugen Tandlich
• Q12768330
• Ladislav Sára
• Fatikh Kărim (Tatar poet (1909-1945))
• Ernest Grün
• Ferdinand Szantó
• Karol Grün
• Louis Begault (Belgian politician)
• Q15063025
• Pyotr Dyakov
• Artyom Korovin
• Q15070522
• Aleksey Malkov (Soviet army officer)
• Teresa Dowgiałło
• Erich Johann Friedrich Toffer (Estonian military personnel)
• Imre Mosdóssy (schoolteacher, school inspector and writer (1862–1945))
• Kumagai Naota (Japanese politician)
• Q18277339 (Soviet military personnel)
• Werner Etter
• Georg Hermann Müller (German historian, archivist and librarian (1878-1945))
• Jan Cornelis Visscher (Dutch painter (1862-1945))
• Q25929840
• Ilona Várady ((1894–1945) Hungarian tennis player)
• Johnny de Droog
• Francisco Caso
• Mukhtar Sherfedinov (Soviet architect)
• Gustav Hynek (Czech publisher)
• Charles Droulers
• Ibeling Heeren (Dutch photographer (1884-1945))
• Ola Hole
• Gérard Willemot
• Diana Mary Portman ((1923-1945))
• Raymond Guy Manning (Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force)
• Ludvík Fisher (Czech physician and soldier (1880–1945))
• Carl Klimt (Carl Klimt * 15. 9. 1876 , Teplice (Teplice) , Česká republika (Czech Republic) † 19. 2. 1945 , Cínovec, Dubí (Teplice) , Česká republika (Czech Republic) ceramicist sex: male)
• Heiner Ihrig
• Ferdinand Vojtek
• Jindřich Majer
• Ferdinand Blach (Holocaust victim (born 1884))
• Heinz Eisner (Holocaust victim (born 1924))
• Peter Kalman (Holocaust victim (born 1888))
• Berta Wikidalová (Holocaust victim (born 1872))
• Karel König (holocaust victim, b. 1887-08-13)
• Valtr Leiner (Holocaust victim (born 1906))
• Meier Kranz (Holocaust victim (born 1910))
• Siegfried Pagener (Holocaust victim (born 1899))
• Emil Graumer (Holocaust victim (born 1900))
• Ludevit Klein (Holocaust victim (born 1920))
• Karolina Mika (Polish Righteous Among the Nations)
• Karol Kuczaty
• Anton Hörwick
• Willebrordus Hubertus de Gruyter
• Jan Brzeziński
• Stanisław Misiek
• Martin Ludwig Braun (Holocaust victim (born 1923))
• Peter Kalman (Holocaust victim (born 1888))
• Arthur Frank Mathews (American artist (1860-1945))
• Herbert Weiß (German officer and Knight’s Cross recipient (1899-1945))
• John Basilone (American Medal of Honor recipient (1916–1945))
• Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky (Russian artist (1868-1945))
• Oszkár Szalai
• Eugen Ritter von Zoellner (German general)
• Fay Moulton (Athletics and American football competitor (1876–1945))
• Hanns Vischer (Swiss-British educationist and colonist in Nigeria)
• Johann Doll (German historian (1874–1945))
• Wim Speelman
• Max Borrack (German politician (1901-1945))
• Willi Frank (Austrian resistance fighter (1909-1945))
• Ferdinand Ledoux (politician from France (1881-1945))
• Henri Adé (French architect)
• Achille Beltrame (Italian painter and Illustrator (1871-1945))
• Ancilla Marighetto (Italian partisan (1927-1945))
• Frederik Prytz (Norwegian politician (1878–1945))
• Boris Belyayev (Soviet military personnel (1917–1945))
• Q4100018
• Vasily Golovkin
• Józef Zapłata
• Q4216143
• Q4315618
• Aleksandr Osipov (Soviet military pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1920–1945))
• Dmitry Osnovin
• Q4351013
• Q4528838
• Bernhard Krause (SS officer (1910-1945))
• Bill Combs (American sport wrestler (1918-1945))
• Darrell S. Cole (United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient)
• Howard Johnson (Player of American football (1916-1945))
• Johannes Pettersson (Swedish politician)
• Jack Chevigny (American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1906-1945))
• John Birch (Car engineer)
• Alois Laub (Czechoslovak legioneer)
• Jan Jaworski (Polish sinolog)
• Josef Fischer (Czech philosopher, publicist, translator, sociologist, university educator and science writer (1891–1945))
• Karel Nejedlý (Czech diplomat and resistance activist (1896–1945))
• Eugen Tandlich
• Q12768330
• Ladislav Sára
• Fatikh Kărim (Tatar poet (1909-1945))
• Ernest Grün
• Ferdinand Szantó
• Karol Grün
• Louis Begault (Belgian politician)
• Q15063025
• Pyotr Dyakov
• Artyom Korovin
• Q15070522
• Aleksey Malkov (Soviet army officer)
• Teresa Dowgiałło
• Erich Johann Friedrich Toffer (Estonian military personnel)
• Imre Mosdóssy (schoolteacher, school inspector and writer (1862–1945))
• Kumagai Naota (Japanese politician)
• Q18277339 (Soviet military personnel)
• Werner Etter
• Georg Hermann Müller (German historian, archivist and librarian (1878-1945))
• Jan Cornelis Visscher (Dutch painter (1862-1945))
• Q25929840
• Ilona Várady ((1894–1945) Hungarian tennis player)
• Johnny de Droog
• Francisco Caso
• Mukhtar Sherfedinov (Soviet architect)
• Gustav Hynek (Czech publisher)
• Charles Droulers
• Ibeling Heeren (Dutch photographer (1884-1945))
• Ola Hole
• Gérard Willemot
• Diana Mary Portman ((1923-1945))
• Raymond Guy Manning (Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force)
• Ludvík Fisher (Czech physician and soldier (1880–1945))
• Carl Klimt (Carl Klimt * 15. 9. 1876 , Teplice (Teplice) , Česká republika (Czech Republic) † 19. 2. 1945 , Cínovec, Dubí (Teplice) , Česká republika (Czech Republic) ceramicist sex: male)
• Heiner Ihrig
• Ferdinand Vojtek
• Jindřich Majer
• Ferdinand Blach (Holocaust victim (born 1884))
• Heinz Eisner (Holocaust victim (born 1924))
• Berta Wikidalová (Holocaust victim (born 1872))
• Karel König (holocaust victim, b. 1887-08-13)
• Valtr Leiner (Holocaust victim (born 1906))
• Meier Kranz (Holocaust victim (born 1910))
• Franciszek Leśniak
• Philip van Gelder
• Vilém Kadlec
• Julius Günser
• František Kučera
• Fritz Baeßler
• Ferdinand Trnka (Austrian civil servant)
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• Esriel Judin (Holocaust victim)
• Harold Skinner ((1920-1945) American WWII killed in action)
• Piet de Koning
• Ramón Díaz Hermo
• Santiago Rey N.
• Werner Lang
• Siegfried Pagener (Holocaust victim (born 1899))
• Emil Graumer (Holocaust victim (born 1900))
• Ludevit Klein (Holocaust victim (born 1920))
• Karolina Mika (Polish Righteous Among the Nations)
• Karol Kuczaty
• Anton Hörwick
• Willebrordus Hubertus de Gruyter
• Jan Brzeziński
• Stanisław Misiek
• Adam Sonnenblick
• Adam Staniszewski
• Zygmunt Radzio