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Dead at age 45
327 Notable deaths
Jean Barraqué
French composer (1928-1973).
Born January 17th, 1928 in Puteaux. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1973 at 45 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ian Carey
American house dj and producer.
Born September 13th, 1975 in Baltimore.
Died August 20th, 2021 at 45 years old [ref]
Edith Lucie Bongo
First lady of gabon (1964-2009).
Born March 10th, 1964 in Brazzaville.
Died March 14th, 2009 at 45 years old in Rabat (cancer). [ref]
Lennart Skoglund
Swedish association football player (1929-1975).
Born December 24th, 1929 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1975 at 45 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
August Schmidhuber
German general.
Born May 8th, 1901 in Augsburg.
Died February 19th, 1947 at 45 years old in Belgrade (hanging).
José Enrique Rodó
Uruguayan writer.
Born July 15th, 1871 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1917 at 45 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Jorge Donn
Argentine ballet dancer.
Born February 25th, 1947 in El Palomar (Buenos Aires).
Died November 30th, 1992 at 45 years old in Lausanne (death from AIDS-related complications).
Pavel Haas
Czech composer.
Born June 21st, 1899 in Brno. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1944 at 45 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. [ref]
Camille Jenatzy
Auto racer.
Born November 4th, 1868 in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek.
Died December 7th, 1913 at 45 years old in Habay (hunting accident).
Ottmar Mergenthaler
German inventor of linotype.
Born May 10th, 1854 in Bad Mergentheim. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1899 at 45 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis).
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou