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Dead at age 45
355 Notable deaths
Lorenzo Wright
American sprinter (1926-1972).
Born December 9th, 1926 in Detroit.
Died March 27th, 1972 at 45 years old in Detroit.
Ludwig Thuille
Austrian composer.
Born November 30th, 1861 in Bolzano. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1907 at 45 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Theodore Bent
British archaeologist.
Born March 30th, 1852 in Bradford. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1897 at 45 years old in London. [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).
John G. Blystone
1892–1938; american film director (1892–1938).
Born December 2nd, 1892 in Rice Lake.
Died August 6th, 1938 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Valery Mezhlauk
Soviet political activist (1893–1938).
Born February 7th, 1893 in Kharkiv.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 45 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
George Brown Goode
American ichthyologist (1851-1896).
Born February 13th, 1851 in New Albany.
Died September 6th, 1896 at 45 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
Rūdolfs Blaumanis
Latvian writer, journalist and playwright (1863–1908).
Born January 1st, 1863 in Latvia, Ērgļi.
Died September 4th, 1908 at 45 years old in Punkaharju (tuberculosis).
Mukaghali Makatayev
Kazakhstani poet (1931–1976).
Born February 9th, 1931 in Karasaz.
Died March 27th, 1976 at 45 years old in Almaty.
Pentti Saarikoski
Finnish writer, poet and translator.
Born September 2nd, 1937 in Impilahti. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1983 at 45 years old in Joensuu. [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 355
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