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Dead at age 45

355 Notable deaths

Maria Mercè Marçal

Spanish poet, professor, writer and translator.

Born November 13th, 1952 in Barcelona.

Died July 5th, 1998 at 45 years old in Barcelona (metastatic breast cancer).

Nader Jokhadar

Syrian footballer.

Born October 19th, 1977 in Syria.

Died February 6th, 2023 at 45 years old in Qardaha (2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes). [ref]

Montserrat Roig

Catalan journalist and writer.

Born June 13th, 1946 in Barcelona.

Died November 10th, 1991 at 45 years old in Barcelona (breast cancer).

Paul Vaillant-Couturier

French journalist and politician (1892–1937).

Born January 8th, 1892 in Paris.

Died October 10th, 1937 at 45 years old in Paris. [ref]

Annarita Sidoti

Italian racewalker.

Born July 25th, 1969 in Gioiosa Marea.

Died May 21st, 2015 at 45 years old in Gioiosa Marea (breast cancer). [ref]

Erwin Bauer

German formula one driver (1912-1958).

Born July 17th, 1912 in Stuttgart.

Died June 3rd, 1958 at 45 years old in Cologne.

Ruth Smith

Danish artist (1913-1958).

Born April 5th, 1913 in Vágur.

Died May 26th, 1958 at 45 years old in Vágur (drowning).

Mikołaj Bołtuć

Polish general (1893–1939).

Born December 21st, 1893 in Saint Petersburg.

Died September 22nd, 1939 at 45 years old in Łomianki.

Hans Brausewetter

German actor.

Born May 27th, 1899 in Málaga. [ref]

Died April 29th, 1945 at 45 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Kulyash Baiseitova

Soviet-kazakh singer.

Born May 2nd, 1912 in Almaty.

Died June 6th, 1957 at 45 years old in Moscow.

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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir