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In the year 1945

1,497 Notable birthdays

Assi Dayan

Israeli film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer (1945-2014).

Born November 23rd, 1945 in Nahalal.

Died May 1st, 2014 at 68 years old in Tel Aviv.

Christopher Martin-Jenkins

English cricketer, broadcaster and journalist (1945–2013).

Born January 20th, 1945 in Peterborough.

Died January 1st, 2013 at 67 years old in Rudgwick (lymphoma).

Karen Akers

American actress.

Born October 13th, 1945 (age 80 years) in New York City.

Awad Hamed al-Bandar

Iraqi politician (1945-2007).

Born January 2nd, 1945 in Basra.

Died January 15th, 2007 at 62 years old in Baghdad (hanging). [ref]

Jean-Pierre Van Rossem

Belgian politician, scholar, socialite and writer (1945-2018).

Born May 26th, 1945 in Bruges.

Died December 14th, 2018 at 73 years old in Jette.

Jeff Galloway

American distance runner.

Born July 12th, 1945 in Raleigh.

Died February 25th, 2026 at 80 years old in Pensacola (stroke). [ref]

Anne Waldman

American poet (1945-).

Born April 2nd, 1945 (age 81 years) in Millville.

Mike Mullane

American astronaut.

Born September 10th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Texas, Wichita Falls.

Mohamed Osman Jawari

Speaker of the federal parliament of somalia; acting president of somalia (1945–2024).

Born December 7th, 1945 in Afgooye.

Died June 28th, 2024 at 78 years old in Mogadishu. [ref]

Mahir Çayan

Turkish marxist–leninist revolutionary (1945-1972).

Born March 15th, 1945 in Samsun.

Died March 30th, 1972 at 27 years old in Tokat Province.

Vesa-Matti Loiri

Finnish actor, musician and comedian (1945–2022).

Born January 4th, 1945 in Helsinki. [ref]

Died August 10th, 2022 at 77 years old in Helsinki (cancer). [ref]

Farag Foda

Egyptian writer, professor, and human rights activist (1945–1992).

Born August 20th, 1945 in El Zarqa.

Died June 8th, 1992 at 46 years old in Cairo (gunshot wound).

Hugh Hopper

English bass guitarist (1945–2009).

Born April 29th, 1945 in Canterbury.

Died June 7th, 2009 at 64 years old (leukemia). [ref]

Saharon Shelah

Israeli mathematician.

Born July 3rd, 1945 (age 80 years) in Jerusalem.

Linda Carlson

Actress.

Born May 12th, 1945 in Knoxville.

Died October 26th, 2021 at 76 years old in Gaylordsville (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Miller Anderson

Uk-based blues guitarist/singer..

Born April 12th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Renfrewshire.

Vinko Puljić

Catholic cardinal.

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

Noël Godin

Belgian actor, anarchist, critic, writer.

Born September 13th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Liège.

Eugenie Scott

American anthropologist.

Born October 24th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Wisconsin.

Richard Taruskin

American musicologist, music critic and choral conductor (1945-2022).

Born April 2nd, 1945 in New York City.

Died July 1st, 2022 at 77 years old in Oakland. [ref]

Ralph Siegel

German record producer, songwriter, musician.

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

Alexey Ekimov

Russian physicist.

Born February 28th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Richard R. Schrock

1945-, american chemist.

Born January 4th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Berne.

Prabhat Patnaik

Indian economist.

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

Maria Rohm

Austrian actress (1945–2018).

Born August 13th, 1945 in Vienna.

Died June 18th, 2018 at 72 years old in Toronto. [ref]

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