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Who died in August 1945

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Franz Werfel

Franz Werfel

18901945

Austrian-Bohemian writer known for powerful novels like The Forty Days of Musa Dagh and The Song of Bernadette, bridging diverse cultures and faiths

Robert H. Goddard

Robert H. Goddard

18821945

American physicist, inventor, and engineer who created the world's first liquid-fueled rocket and significantly improved solid-fueled rocket efficiency

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Naoemon Shimizu

1945

Japanese association football player who was an early member of the Japan national team, tragically passing in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945