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In the year 1945

1,505 Notable birthdays

Larry Craig

American politician.

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

Jerry Quarry

American boxer (1945–1999).

Born May 15th, 1945 in Bakersfield.

Died January 3rd, 1999 at 53 years old in Templeton.

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 August 31st, 1945 in Detroit.

Died May 17th, 1979 at 33 years old in Rome (drug overdose).

Rod Argent

British rock musician.

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

Marthe Keller

Swiss actress.

Born January 28th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Basel.

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.

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

Ron Mael

American musician and co-founder of the band sparks.

Born August 12th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Culver City.

Tobias Wolff

Fiction writer, memoirist (b. 1945).

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 and cardinal (1945-).

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 character actor (1945–2000).

Born June 6th, 1945 in San Francisco.

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

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).

Jacky Ickx

Belgian racecar driver.

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

Christy Moore

Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

Born May 7th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Newbridge.

Robert Cialdini

American psychologist.

Born April 24th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Milwaukee.

Ian McLagan

English keyboardist (1945–2014).

Born May 12th, 1945 in Hounslow.

Died December 3rd, 2014 at 69 years old in Austin (stroke).

Kate Adie

British journalist (born 1945).

Born September 19th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Northumberland.

Nicky Oppenheimer

South african businessman.

Born June 8th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Johannesburg.

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