Melhem Barakat

Lebanese musician (1945-2016).

Born August 15th, 1945 in Kfarshima. ^[ref]

Died October 28th, 2016 at 71 years old in Ashrafieh (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

Wendy Cope

British writer.

Born July 21st, 1945 (age 80 years) in Erith.

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician.

Born February 12th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Gera.

Ernie Watts

American jazz musician.

Born October 23rd, 1945 (age 80 years).

Ashley Hutchings

English bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, band leader, writer and record producer.

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

Angelo Reyes

Filipino general (1945-2011).

Born March 17th, 1945 in Manila.

Died February 8th, 2011 at 65 years old in Marikina. ^[ref]

André Spitzer

Munich massacre victim (1945–1972).

Born July 4th, 1945 in Timișoara.

Died September 6th, 1972 at 27 years old in Fürstenfeldbruck (gunshot wound).

Laurie Spiegel

American composer.

Born September 20th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Chicago.

Park In-hwan

South korean actor.

Born January 6th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Seoul. ^[ref]

Salvador Valdés Mesa

Vice president of cuba.

Born June 13th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Amancio.

Rajinder Kaur Bhattal

Politician from punjab, india.

Born September 30th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Lahore.

Sharon Creech

American writer of children's novels.

Born July 29th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Cleveland, South Euclid.

Surjit Patar

Indian punjabi language poet and writer (1945–2024).

Born January 14th, 1945 in Pattar Kalan.

Died May 11th, 2024 at 79 years old in Ludhiana. ^[ref]

Zina Bethune

American actress, dancer, and choreographer (1945-2012).

Born February 17th, 1945 in New York City.

Died February 12th, 2012 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (struck by vehicle). ^[ref]

Tracy Kidder

American writer (1945–2026).

Born November 12th, 1945 in New York City.

Died March 24th, 2026 at 80 years old in Boston (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Edoardo Reja

Italian association football player and manager.

Born October 10th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Lucinico.

Alan Blinder

American economist.

Born October 14th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Brooklyn.

Shekhar Mehta

Ugandan-kenyan rally driver.

Born June 20th, 1945 in Central Region.

Died April 12th, 2006 at 60 years old in London (hepatitis).

Min Tanaka

Japanese actor and dancer (1945-).

Born March 10th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Tokyo.

Jeffrey C. Hall

American geneticist and chronobiologist.

Born May 3rd, 1945 (age 80 years) in Brooklyn.

Eva Bergman

Swedish film director.

Born September 5th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Helsingborg.

Nuruddin Farah

Somali writer.

Born November 24th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Baidoa.

Rogatien Vachon

Canadian ice hockey player and coach.

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

Anne-Marie Miéville

Swiss film director, screen writer and actress (born 1945).

Born November 11th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Lausanne.

Dan Harrington

American poker player (born 1945).

Born December 6th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Cambridge.