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Dead at age 45
326 Notable deaths
Ralphie May
American stand-up comedian.
Born February 17th, 1972 in Chattanooga.
Died October 6th, 2017 at 45 years old in Las Vegas (pneumonia, cardiac arrest). [ref]
Pancho Villa
Mexican revolutionary (1878-1923).
Born June 5th, 1878 in San Juan del Río, Durango.
Died July 20th, 1923 at 45 years old in Hidalgo del Parral (ballistic trauma).
Yukio Mishima
Japanese author (1925-1970).
Born January 14th, 1925 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1970 at 45 years old in Tokyo (stabbing). [ref]
George Reeves
American actor.
Born January 5th, 1914 in Woolstock.
Died June 16th, 1959 at 45 years old in Benedict Canyon (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Rudolf Höss
German war criminal, commandant of auschwitz.
Born November 25th, 1901 in Baden-Baden. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1947 at 45 years old in Auschwitz I concentration camp (hanging). [ref]
Phife Dawg
American rapper (1970-2016).
Born November 20th, 1970 in Brooklyn.
Died March 22nd, 2016 at 45 years old in Contra Costa County (diabetes).
Jim Hutton
Actor (1934-1979).
Born May 31st, 1934 in Binghamton. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1979 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (cancer, liver cancer). [ref]
Tsutomu Miyazaki
Japanese serial killer.
Born August 21st, 1962 in Ōme.
Died June 17th, 2008 at 45 years old in Tokyo (hanging). [ref]
Kim Joo-hyuk
South korean actor (1972-2017).
Born October 3rd, 1972 in Gangnam District.
Died October 30th, 2017 at 45 years old in Gwangjin District (traffic collision).
Kalabhavan Mani
Indian actor.
Born January 1st, 1971 in Chalakudy.
Died March 6th, 2016 at 45 years old in Kochi (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
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