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Dead at age 45
459 Notable deaths
Barbara Olson
American lawyer (1955-2001).
Born December 27th, 1955 in Houston.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 45 years old in Arlington County (aircraft crash).
Rick Husband
American astronaut (1957-2003).
Born July 12th, 1957 in Amarillo.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 45 years old in Texas.
C. Wright Mills
American sociologist (1916–1962).
Born August 28th, 1916 in Waco.
Died March 20th, 1962 at 45 years old in Nyack (myocardial infarction).
John McCrae
Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during world war i (1872-1918).
Born November 30th, 1872 in Guelph.
Died January 28th, 1918 at 45 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer (pneumonia).
Peggie Castle
American actress who specialized in playing the "other woman" in b-movies (1927-1973).
Born December 22nd, 1927 in Appalachia.
Died August 11th, 1973 at 45 years old in Hollywood (liver cirrhosis).
Randy California
American guitarist and singer (1951–1997).
Born February 20th, 1951 in Los Angeles.
Died January 2nd, 1997 at 45 years old in Molokaʻi (drowning).
Gustave Caillebotte
French painter (1848–1894).
Born August 19th, 1848 in Paris.
Died February 21st, 1894 at 45 years old in Gennevilliers (stroke).
D'Urville Martin
African american blaxsploitation actor/director (1939-1984).
Born February 11th, 1939 in New York City.
Died May 28th, 1984 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Nicu Ceaușescu
Romanian politician (1951–1996).
Born September 1st, 1951 in Bucharest.
Died September 26th, 1996 at 45 years old in Vienna (liver cirrhosis).
Ernst Udet
German flying ace (1896–1941).
Born April 26th, 1896 in Frankfurt.
Died November 17th, 1941 at 45 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
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