Huell Howser

American television personality (1945-2013).

Born October 18th, 1945 in Gallatin.

Died January 7th, 2013 at 67 years old in Palm Springs (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

Barbara Kruger

American conceptual artist (born 1945).

Born January 26th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Newark.

Curtis Hanson

American filmmaker (1945–2016).

Born March 24th, 1945 in Reno. ^[ref]

Died September 20th, 2016 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Jessye Norman

American opera singer.

Born September 15th, 1945 in Augusta.

Died September 30th, 2019 at 74 years old in New York City (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, septic shock). ^[ref]

Eric Stewart

British musician.

Born January 20th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Droylsden.

Lloyd Kaufman

American film director.

Born December 30th, 1945 (age 80 years) in New York City.

Larry Craig

American politician.

Born July 20th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Council.

Vani Jairam

Indian singer (1945–2023).

Born November 30th, 1945 in Vellore.

Died February 4th, 2023 at 77 years old in Chennai. ^[ref]

Kaviyoor Ponnamma

Indian actress (1945–2024).

Born September 10th, 1945 in Kaviyoor.

Died September 20th, 2024 at 79 years old in Kochi. ^[ref]

Donyale Luna

American model and actress (1945-1979).

Born January 1st, 1945 in Detroit.

Died May 17th, 1979 at 34 years old in Rome (drug overdose).

Rod Argent

British musician.

Born June 14th, 1945 (age 80 years) in St Albans.

Mircea Lucescu

Romanian football player and manager (1945–2026).

Born July 29th, 1945 in Bucharest. ^[ref]

Died April 7th, 2026 at 80 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Don Sutton

American baseball player (1945-2021).

Born April 2nd, 1945 in Clio. ^[ref]

Died January 18th, 2021 at 75 years old in Rancho Mirage (cancer). ^[ref]

Colin Blunstone

British singer-songwriter.

Born June 24th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Hatfield.

Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi

President of yemen.

Born September 1st, 1945 (age 80 years) in Abyan Governorate. ^[ref]

Tobias Wolff

Fiction writer, memoirist.

Born June 19th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Birmingham.

Vonetta McGee

American actress (1945-2010).

Born January 14th, 1945 in San Francisco. ^[ref]

Died July 9th, 2010 at 65 years old in Berkeley (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Carl Anderson

American singer, film and theatre actor (1945–2004).

Born February 27th, 1945 in Lynchburg.

Died February 23rd, 2004 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).

Leslie Charleson

American actress (1945–2025).

Born February 22nd, 1945 in Kansas City.

Died January 12th, 2025 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Robert Sarah

Roman catholic archbishop.

Born June 15th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Ourous.

Susan Tyrrell

American actress (1945–2012).

Born March 18th, 1945 in San Francisco.

Died June 16th, 2012 at 67 years old in Austin (hematopoietic system disease). ^[ref]

David Dukes

American actor (1945-2000).

Born June 6th, 1945 in San Francisco.

Died October 9th, 2000 at 55 years old in Lakewood (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Tony Williams

American jazz drummer (1945–1997).

Born December 12th, 1945 in Chicago.

Died February 23rd, 1997 at 51 years old in Daly City (myocardial infarction).

Burning Spear

Jamaican roots reggae musician.

Born March 1st, 1945 (age 81 years) in Saint Ann's Bay. ^[ref]

Jacky Ickx

Belgian racecar driver.

Born January 1st, 1945 (age 81 years) in City of Brussels, Brussels metropolitan area, Brussels.