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Dead at age 45
339 Notable deaths
Johnny Tapia
American boxer.
Born February 13th, 1967 in Albuquerque.
Died May 27th, 2012 at 45 years old in Albuquerque. [ref]
Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader.
Born January 27th, 1918 in Richland. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1963 at 45 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nicu Ceaușescu
Romanian politician, child of leader nicolae ceaușescu and elena ceaușescu (1951-1996).
Born September 1st, 1951 in Bucharest.
Died September 26th, 1996 at 45 years old in Vienna (liver cirrhosis).
Waheed Murad
Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer (1938–1983).
Born October 2nd, 1938 in British Raj, Sialkot, Punjab.
Died November 23rd, 1983 at 45 years old in Karachi (myocardial infarction).
Georges Perec
French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist.
Born March 7th, 1936 in 19th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1982 at 45 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine (lung cancer). [ref]
James Agee
American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic (1909-1955).
Born November 27th, 1909 in Knoxville. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1955 at 45 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
French general, posthume marshal of france.
Born November 22nd, 1902 in Belloy-Saint-Léonard. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1947 at 45 years old in Béchar (aviation accident). [ref]
Gábor Szabó
Hungarian musician.
Born March 8th, 1936 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1982 at 45 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Empress Dowager Longyu
Chinese empress during the end of the qing dynasty (1868-1913).
Born January 28th, 1868.
Died February 22nd, 1913 at 45 years old in Beijing.
Diana Lynn
American actress (1926-1971).
Born October 7th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died December 18th, 1971 at 45 years old in New York City (stroke).
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