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Dead at age 45
327 Notable deaths
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 (ballistic trauma).
Donald Campbell
English racecar driver and land & water speed record holder (1921-1967).
Born March 23rd, 1921 in Kingston upon Thames.
Died January 4th, 1967 at 45 years old in Coniston Water.
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).
Joy Davidman
American poet.
Born April 18th, 1915 in New York City.
Died July 13th, 1960 at 45 years old in Oxford (bone cancer).
Fritz Haarmann
German serial killer.
Born October 25th, 1879 in Hanover.
Died April 15th, 1925 at 45 years old in Hanover (decapitation).
Joost van der Westhuizen
South african rugby union footballer.
Born February 20th, 1971 in Pretoria.
Died February 6th, 2017 at 45 years old in Johannesburg (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Barbara Olson
American lawyer.
Born December 27th, 1955 in Houston.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 45 years old in Arlington County (aircraft crash).
Stu Ungar
American poker player (1953-1998).
Born September 8th, 1953 in Manhattan.
Died November 22nd, 1998 at 45 years old in Las Vegas.
C. Wright Mills
American sociologist.
Born August 28th, 1916 in Waco. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1962 at 45 years old in Nyack (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Christy Mathewson
American major league baseball player, manager (1880-1925).
Born August 12th, 1880 in Factoryville.
Died October 7th, 1925 at 45 years old in Saranac Lake (tuberculosis).
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