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Dead at age 45
459 Notable deaths
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad
Writer, thinker, and social and political critic (1923-1969).
Born December 2nd, 1923 in Tehran.
Died September 9th, 1969 at 45 years old in Asalem.
Waldemar Hoven
German physician, ss officer and convicted war criminal (1903-1948).
Born February 10th, 1903 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 45 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
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).
Johannes Zukertort
German chess master (1842-1888).
Born September 7th, 1842 in Lublin.
Died June 20th, 1888 at 45 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage).
Constant Lambert
British composer and conductor (1905–1951).
Born August 23rd, 1905 in Fulham.
Died August 21st, 1951 at 45 years old in London (pneumonia, diabetes).
John Williamson
American basketball player (1951-1996).
Born November 10th, 1951 in New Haven.
Died November 30th, 1996 at 45 years old in New Haven (kidney failure).
Lord Frederick Cavendish
British politician (1836-1882).
Born November 30th, 1836 in Eastbourne.
Died May 6th, 1882 at 45 years old in Dublin.
Zinaida Nikolaevna Rajh
Russian actress (1894–1939).
Born July 3rd, 1894 in Blyzhni Mlyny.
Died July 15th, 1939 at 45 years old in Moscow (penetrating trauma).
Khader Adnan
Palestinian political activist and prisoner (1978-2023).
Born March 24th, 1978 in Arraba.
Died May 2nd, 2023 at 45 years old in Ayalon Prison. [ref]
Henry Drummond
Scottish evangelist, writer and lecturer (1851-1897).
Born August 17th, 1851 in Stirling.
Died March 11th, 1897 at 45 years old in Kent (bone cancer).
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