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Dead at age 45
327 Notable deaths
Junkyard Dog
American professional wrestler (1952-1998).
Born December 13th, 1952 in Wadesboro.
Died June 2nd, 1998 at 45 years old in Forest (traffic collision).
Saki
British writer.
Born December 18th, 1870 in Sittwe.
Died November 13th, 1916 at 45 years old in Beaumont-Hamel.
Tito Vilanova
Spanish footballer and manager (1968-2014).
Born September 17th, 1968 in Bellcaire d'Empordà.
Died April 25th, 2014 at 45 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Nestor Makhno
Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (1888–1934).
Born November 7th, 1888 in Huliaipole.
Died July 25th, 1934 at 45 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Charles Richard Drew
American surgeon and medical researcher.
Born June 3rd, 1904 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1950 at 45 years old in Burlington (traffic collision).
Betty Ong
American flight assistant.
Born February 5th, 1956 in San Francisco.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 45 years old in One World Trade Center.
Marcelo H. del Pilar
Filipino writer, lawyer, and journalist (1850-1896).
Born August 30th, 1850 in Bulakan.
Died July 4th, 1896 at 45 years old in Barcelona (tuberculosis).
Ziaur Rahman
Chief of army staff and president of bangladesh (1936-1981).
Born January 19th, 1936 in Bogura District.
Died May 30th, 1981 at 45 years old in Chattogram (ballistic trauma).
Anne Sexton
American poet.
Born November 9th, 1928 in Newton.
Died October 4th, 1974 at 45 years old in Weston (asphyxia).
Stephan Bonnar
American mixed martial artist (1977–2022).
Born April 4th, 1977 in Hammond.
Died December 22nd, 2022 at 45 years old [ref]
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