Dead at age 45
354 Notable deaths
Hans Langsdorff
Recipient of the iron cross.
Born March 20th, 1894 in Bergen auf Rügen.
Died December 20th, 1939 at 45 years old in Buenos Aires (ballistic trauma).
Ernst-Robert Grawitz
German general; reichsarzt; facilitated medical torture and experiments on nazi concentration camp inmates.
Born June 8th, 1899 in Charlottenburg.
Died April 24th, 1945 at 45 years old in Babelsberg (hand grenade).
Jerry Nolan
American drummer (1946-1992).
Born May 7th, 1946 in Brooklyn.
Died January 14th, 1992 at 45 years old in New York City (stroke).
Ali Sadpara
Pakistani mountaineer.
Born February 2nd, 1976 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Died February 5th, 2021 at 45 years old in K2.
Bronislav Kaminski
German general.
Born June 16th, 1899 in Dobrzyń nad Wisłą, Polotsky Uyezd.
Died August 28th, 1944 at 45 years old in Łódź (ballistic trauma).
Muteesa II of Buganda
Kabaka of the kingdom of buganda from 1939 to 1969 and the first president of uganda in 1962.
Born November 19th, 1924 in Kampala.
Died November 21st, 1969 at 45 years old in London (intoxication).
Rene Bond
American pornographic actress (1950-1996).
Born October 11th, 1950 in San Diego. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis).
Abdul Salam Arif
Iraqi politician (1921-1966).
Born March 21st, 1921 in Baghdad.
Died April 13th, 1966 at 45 years old in Shatt al-Arab (aircraft crash).
Therese Brandl
Nazi concentration camp guard (1902–1948).
Born February 1st, 1902 in Staudach-Egerndach.
Died January 28th, 1948 at 45 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
Tina Modotti
Italian photographer and actress.
Born August 16th, 1896 in Udine. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1942 at 45 years old in Mexico City (heart failure). [ref]
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson