Dead at age 45
354 Notable deaths
Walter Payton
American football running back, pro football hall of famer (1954-1999).
Born July 25th, 1954 in Columbia.
Died November 1st, 1999 at 45 years old in South Barrington (cholangiocarcinoma).
Kim Jong-nam
Eldest son of north korean leader kim jong-il (1971-2017).
Born May 10th, 1971 in Pyongyang.
Died February 13th, 2017 at 45 years old in Sepang District (O-ethyl S-2-diisopropylaminoethyl methylphosphonothioate). [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.
Died November 25th, 1970 at 45 years old in Tokyo (seppuku, stabbing).
George Reeves
American actor (1914–1959).
Born January 5th, 1914 in Woolstock.
Died June 16th, 1959 at 45 years old in Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills (gunshot wound).
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]
Bam Bam Bigelow
American professional wrestler (1961-2007).
Born September 1st, 1961 in Mount Laurel.
Died January 19th, 2007 at 45 years old in Hudson (drug overdose). [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).
Salvatore Maranzano
Organized crime figure from the town of castellammare del golfo, sicily.
Born July 31st, 1886 in Castellammare del Golfo.
Died September 10th, 1931 at 45 years old in New York City (ballistic trauma, stab wound).
Tsutomu Miyazaki
Japanese serial killer.
Born August 21st, 1962 in Ōme.
Died June 17th, 2008 at 45 years old in Tokyo (hanging). [ref]
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young