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Dead at age 45
459 Notable deaths
Mike Parkes
English racing driver (1931-1977).
Born September 24th, 1931 in Richmond.
Died August 28th, 1977 at 45 years old in Riva presso Chieri (traffic collision).
José Enrique Rodó
Uruguayan writer (1871–1917).
Born July 15th, 1871 in Montevideo.
Died May 1st, 1917 at 45 years old in Palermo.
Sára Salkaházi
Hungarian roman catholic religious sister (1899-1944).
Born May 11th, 1899 in Košice.
Died December 27th, 1944 at 45 years old in Budapest (gunshot wound).
Nikos Skalkottas
Greek composer and violinist (1904–1949).
Died September 20th, 1949 at 45 years old in Athens (strangulated hernia). [ref]
Jürgen Wagner
German ss brigade leader, major general of the waffen-ss and war criminal (1901–1947).
Born September 9th, 1901 in Strasbourg.
Died June 27th, 1947 at 45 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Cédric Roussel
Belgian footballer (1978–2023).
Born January 6th, 1978 in Mons.
Died June 24th, 2023 at 45 years old in Mons (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henry Watkins Allen
American politician (1820–1866).
Born April 29th, 1820 in Prince Edward County.
Died April 22nd, 1866 at 45 years old in Mexico City.
İbrahim Şinasi
Ottoman journalist (1826-1871).
Born August 5th, 1826 in Istanbul.
Died September 13th, 1871 at 45 years old in Istanbul (brain tumor).
Jonas Lie
Norwegian councillor of state (1899-1945).
Born December 31st, 1899 in Christiania.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 45 years old in Skallum.
Alexey Kuznetsov
Soviet politician (1905–1950).
Born February 20th, 1905 in Borovichi.
Died October 1st, 1950 at 45 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel