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Dead at age 45

327 Notable deaths

Ahmad Javad

Azerbaijani poet (1892-1937).

Born May 5th, 1892 in Aşağı Seyfəli.

Died October 12th, 1937 at 45 years old in Baku.

Alexander Chervyakov

Soviet politician.

Born March 8th, 1892 in Dukora.

Died June 16th, 1937 at 45 years old in Minsk (ballistic trauma).

Rudolf Tobias

Estonian composer (1873-1918).

Born May 29th, 1873 in Selja.

Died October 29th, 1918 at 45 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).

Ludwig Thuille

Austrian composer.

Born November 30th, 1861 in Bolzano. [ref]

Died February 5th, 1907 at 45 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Khader Adnan

Palestinian islamic jihad member (1978-2023).

Born March 24th, 1978 in Arraba.

Died May 2nd, 2023 at 45 years old in Ayalon Prison. [ref]

Rūdolfs Blaumanis

Latvian writer, journalist and playwright.

Born January 1st, 1863 in Ērgļi. [ref]

Died September 4th, 1908 at 45 years old in Punkaharju (tuberculosis). [ref]

Yuzo Kawashima

Japanese film director (1918-1963).

Born February 4th, 1918 in Mutsu.

Died June 11th, 1963 at 45 years old in Tokyo (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

Alexei Ivanovich Hegay

North korean politician (1908-1953).

Born March 18th, 1908 in Khabarovsk.

Died July 2nd, 1953 at 45 years old in Pyongyang (ballistic trauma).

Lorenzo Wright

American sprinter (1926-1972).

Born December 9th, 1926 in Detroit.

Died March 27th, 1972 at 45 years old in Detroit.

Pyotr Lebedev

Russian physicist.

Born March 8th, 1866 in Moscow. [ref]

Died March 1st, 1912 at 45 years old in Moscow. [ref]

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