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Dead at age 45
339 Notable deaths
Wilbur Wright
American aviation pioneer (1867-1912).
Born April 16th, 1867 in Millville.
Died May 30th, 1912 at 45 years old in Dayton (typhus).
Roger Cicero
German pop and jazz singer (1970-2016).
Born July 6th, 1970 in West Berlin.
Died March 24th, 2016 at 45 years old in Hamburg (stroke). [ref]
Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay
Indian archaeologist (1885-1930).
Born April 12th, 1885 in Berhampore.
Died May 23rd, 1930 at 45 years old in Kolkata.
Eugene Field
American writer (1850-1895).
Born September 3rd, 1850 in St. Louis.
Died November 4th, 1895 at 45 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Giangiacomo Feltrinelli
Italian publisher and left-wing political activist (1926-1972).
Born June 19th, 1926 in Milan.
Died March 14th, 1972 at 45 years old in Segrate (explosion).
Cornelius Cardew
English composer.
Born May 7th, 1936 in Winchcombe. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1981 at 45 years old in London, Greater London (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician.
Born June 6th, 1902 in Fulton.
Died July 13th, 1947 at 45 years old in Seaside.
Andrei Kolesnikov
Russian general (1977-2022).
Born February 6th, 1977 in Oktyabrskoye. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2022 at 45 years old in Ukraine. [ref]
Antun Saadeh
Lebanese politician (1904-1949).
Born March 1st, 1904 in Dhour El Choueir.
Died July 8th, 1949 at 45 years old in Beirut (ballistic trauma).
Donald Byrne
American chess player (1930-1976).
Born June 12th, 1930 in New York City.
Died April 8th, 1976 at 45 years old in Philadelphia (systemic lupus erythematosus).
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