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Dead at age 45

459 Notable deaths

Carl Stål

Swedish entomologist (1833–1878).

Born March 21st, 1833 in Stockholm, Karlberg Palace.

Died June 13th, 1878 at 45 years old in Stockholm.

Ludovic Assemoassa

Togolese and french footballer.

Born September 18th, 1980 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.

Died December 9th, 2025 at 45 years old in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite. [ref]

Joanna Dworakowska

Polish chess player (1978–2024).

Born October 21st, 1978 in Warsaw.

Died April 13th, 2024 at 45 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Maurice Krafft

French volcanologist.

Born March 25th, 1946 in Mulhouse.

Died June 3rd, 1991 at 45 years old in Mount Unzen (volcanic eruption, pyroclastic flow).

Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh

Azerbaijani actor (1893–1938).

Born March 22nd, 1893 in Shamakhi.

Died November 16th, 1938 at 45 years old in Baku (gunshot wound).

Jim Walsh

American basketball player (1930–1976).

Born August 29th, 1930 in San Francisco.

Died March 4th, 1976 at 45 years old in San Francisco.

Arnaldo Mesa

Boxer (1967–2012).

Born December 6th, 1967 in Frank País.

Died December 17th, 2012 at 45 years old in Holguin (myocardial infarction).

Kazimieras Būga

Lithuanian linguist (1879-1924).

Born November 6th, 1879 in Pažiegė.

Died December 2nd, 1924 at 45 years old in Königsberg.

Marcel Perez

Silent-movie actor (1884-1929).

Born January 29th, 1884 in Madrid.

Died February 8th, 1929 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Maureen Gardner

British athletics competitor (1928–1974).

Born November 12th, 1928 in Oxford.

Died September 2nd, 1974 at 45 years old in North Stoneham.

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