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Dead at age 45
459 Notable deaths
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).
Charles Drew
American surgeon and medical researcher (1904–1950).
Born June 3rd, 1904 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1950 at 45 years old in Burlington (traffic collision). [ref]
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the white movement (1874-1920).
Born November 16th, 1874 in Alexandrovskoye.
Died February 7th, 1920 at 45 years old in Irkutsk (gunshot wound).
Joy Davidman
American poet (1915–1960).
Born April 18th, 1915 in New York City.
Died July 13th, 1960 at 45 years old in Oxford (bone cancer).
Marcelo H. del Pilar
Filipino writer, lawyer, and journalist.
Born August 30th, 1850 in Bulakan.
Died July 4th, 1896 at 45 years old in Barcelona (tuberculosis).
Simon Cadell
British actor (1950-1996).
Born July 19th, 1950 in London.
Died March 6th, 1996 at 45 years old in Westminster (lung cancer).
Charles Stewart Parnell
Irish politician (1846-1891).
Born June 27th, 1846 in County Wicklow.
Died October 6th, 1891 at 45 years old in Brighton.
Fred Smith
American guitarist (1948–1994).
Born September 13th, 1949 in West Virginia.
Died November 4th, 1994 at 45 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction).
Anne Sexton
American poet (1928–1974).
Born November 9th, 1928 in Newton.
Died October 4th, 1974 at 45 years old in Weston (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
American golfer and athlete.
Born June 26th, 1911 in Port Arthur.
Died September 27th, 1956 at 45 years old in Galveston (colorectal cancer).
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson