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In the year 1945

1,497 Notable birthdays

Timothy Radcliffe

Roman catholic priest and dominican friar.

Born August 22nd, 1945 (age 80 years) in London.

Hisham Kabbani

American sufi leader.

Born January 28th, 1945 in Beirut.

Died December 4th, 2024 at 79 years old in Fenton. [ref]

Elizabeth Moon

American fiction writer (born 1945).

Born March 7th, 1945 (age 81 years) in McAllen. [ref]

Paul Chun

Hong kong actor.

Born May 17th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Shanghai.

Alain de Cadenet

British racing driver and television presenter.

Born November 27th, 1945 in London.

Died July 2nd, 2022 at 76 years old

Gabriela Andersen-Schiess

Swiss distance runner.

Born May 20th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Zurich. [ref]

M. John Harrison

English author and critic.

Born July 26th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Rugby.

Peter Bardens

English keyboardist (1945-2002).

Born June 19th, 1945 in Westminster.

Died January 22nd, 2002 at 56 years old in Malibu (lung cancer).

Richard Long

British sculptor (born 1945).

Born June 2nd, 1945 (age 80 years) in Bristol.

Bob Brady

American politician (born 1945).

Born April 7th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Philadelphia.

Mahmoud al-Zahar

Palestinian politician and physician; co-founder of hamas.

Born May 6th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Gaza City.

Patricia Crone

Danish orientalist and historian (1945–2015).

Born March 28th, 1945 in Lejre Municipality. [ref]

Died July 11th, 2015 at 70 years old in Princeton (cancer). [ref]

Hilary Dwyer

British actress (1945-2020).

Born May 6th, 1945 in Liverpool.

Died March 30th, 2020 at 74 years old (COVID-19). [ref]

Shirley Walker

American film and television composer (1945–2006).

Born April 10th, 1945 in Napa.

Died November 30th, 2006 at 61 years old in Reno (stroke). [ref]

Barry Lopez

American writer (1945–2020).

Born January 6th, 1945 in Port Chester.

Died December 25th, 2020 at 75 years old in Eugene (prostate cancer). [ref]

Joseph Kosuth

American conceptual artist (born 1945).

Born January 31st, 1945 (age 81 years) in Toledo.

Robert La Tourneaux

American actor (1945–1986).

Born August 10th, 1945 in St. Louis.

Died June 3rd, 1986 at 40 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).

Ron Barber

U.s. house of representatives.

Born August 25th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Wakefield.

Linda Scott

American singer and actress.

Born June 1st, 1945 (age 80 years) in Teaneck. [ref]

Daniel Davis

American actor.

Born November 26th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Gurdon.

Cem Karaca

Turkish singer-songwriter (1945–2004).

Born April 5th, 1945 in Bakırköy. [ref]

Died February 8th, 2004 at 58 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]

George Saitoti

Kenyan politician (1945-2012).

Born August 3rd, 1945 in Kenya.

Died June 10th, 2012 at 66 years old in Ngong.

Willard Huyck

American film director, producer and screenwriter.

Born September 8th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Los Angeles.

Rachel Pollack

American science fiction author, comic book writer, and expert on divinatory tarot (1945–2023).

Born August 17th, 1945 in Brooklyn.

Died April 7th, 2023 at 77 years old in New York City (Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]

Jane Barnell

American bearded lady (1871–1951).

Born July 21st, 1945 in Wilmington.

Died October 26th, 1951 at 6 years old in Los Angeles.

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