Diahnne Abbott

American actress and singer.

Born January 1st, 1945 (age 81 years) in New York City.

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024).

Born September 11th, 1945 in Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München).

Died January 7th, 2024 at 78 years old in Salzburg. ^[ref]

Javed Akhtar

Indian writer, poet and lyricist.

Born January 17th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Khairabad.

Francesca Annis

English actress.

Born May 14th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Kensington. ^[ref]

Herman Cain

American businessman (1945–2020).

Born December 13th, 1945 in Memphis.

Died July 30th, 2020 at 74 years old in Atlanta (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Divine

American actor, singer and drag queen (1945–1988).

Born October 19th, 1945 in Baltimore.

Died March 7th, 1988 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).

Marsha P. Johnson

American gay liberation activist and transgender woman (1945-1992).

Born August 24th, 1945 in Elizabeth.

Died July 6th, 1992 at 46 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Ritchie Blackmore

British guitarist.

Born April 14th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Weston-super-Mare.

Don McLean

American singer-songwriter.

Born October 2nd, 1945 (age 80 years) in New Rochelle.

Rita Coolidge

American singer.

Born May 1st, 1945 (age 80 years) in Nashville.

Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021).

Born November 3rd, 1945 in Nördlingen.

Died August 15th, 2021 at 75 years old in Wolfratshausen (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

John Edward Douglas

American criminal profiler.

Born June 18th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Brooklyn.

Shatrughan Sinha

Indian actor and politician.

Born December 9th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Patna.

John McVie

British bass guitarist.

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

Tony Dow

American actor, film director and film producer (1945–2022).

Born April 13th, 1945 in Hollywood.

Died July 27th, 2022 at 77 years old in Topanga (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Bianca Jagger

Nicaraguan-born social and human rights advocate and a former actress.

Born May 2nd, 1945 (age 80 years) in Managua.

Peter Criss

American drummer.

Born December 20th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Brooklyn.

Jocelyn Wildenstein

Swiss socialite (1940–2024).

Born September 7th, 1945 in Lausanne.

Died December 31st, 2024 at 79 years old in Paris (pulmonary embolism). ^[ref]

Diane Sawyer

American journalist.

Born December 22nd, 1945 (age 80 years) in Glasgow.

Ludwig II of Bavaria

King of bavaria.

Born August 25th, 1945 in Nymphenburg Palace. ^[ref]

Died June 13th, 1886 at -60 years old in Lake Starnberg (drowning). ^[ref]

James Avery

American actor (1945–2013).

Born November 27th, 1945 in Suffolk.

Died December 31st, 2013 at 68 years old in Glendale (surgical complications). ^[ref]

Patch Adams

American physician, activist, diplomat and author.

Born May 28th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Washington, D.C..

Burt Ward

American actor.

Born July 6th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Los Angeles.

Tammi Terrell

American singer–songwriter.

Born April 29th, 1945 in Philadelphia.

Died March 16th, 1970 at 24 years old in Philadelphia (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Vilasrao Deshmukh

Indian politician (1945-2012).

Born May 26th, 1945 in Babhalgaon.

Died August 14th, 2012 at 67 years old in Chennai (liver disease). ^[ref]