Rüdiger Safranski

German philosopher.

Born January 1st, 1945 (age 81 years) in Rottweil. ^[ref]

Hans-Gert Pöttering

German politician.

Born September 15th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Bersenbrück.

Wess

American-born italian singer.

Born August 13th, 1945 in Winston-Salem.

Died September 21st, 2009 at 64 years old in Winston-Salem (asthma).

Randy Matson

American athletics competitor.

Born March 5th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Kilgore.

Steve Carver

American film director and producer (1945–2021).

Born April 5th, 1945 in Brooklyn.

Died January 8th, 2021 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, COVID-19). ^[ref]

Roger Chartier

French historian.

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

Sadakazu Tanigaki

Japanese politician.

Born March 7th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Tokyo.

Gianni Amelio

Italian film director (born 1945).

Born January 20th, 1945 (age 81 years) in San Pietro Magisano.

Romeo Benetti

Italian footballer.

Born October 20th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Albaredo d’Adige.

Michael Silverstein

American linguist, anthropologist (1945–2020).

Born September 12th, 1945 in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

Died July 17th, 2020 at 74 years old in Chicago (brain tumor). ^[ref]

W. G. Unruh

Canadian physicist.

Born August 28th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Winnipeg. ^[ref]

Metin Çekmez

Turkish actor (1945–2021).

Born July 26th, 1945 in Istanbul.

Died August 25th, 2021 at 76 years old in Aydın (cancer). ^[ref]

Stanisław Ryłko

Catholic cardinal.

Born July 4th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Andrychów.

Anselm Grün

German benedictine padre and author.

Born January 14th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Junkershausen.

Philip Short

British journalist and author.

Born April 17th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Bristol.

Enrico Montesano

Italian actor.

Born June 7th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Rome.

Werner Schroeter

German film director and screenwriter (1945–2010).

Born April 7th, 1945 in Georgenthal.

Died April 12th, 2010 at 65 years old in Kassel (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Robert McHenry

Encyclopedia editor.

Born April 30th, 1945 (age 81 years) in St. Louis.

Giuseppe Wilson

Italian footballer (born 1945).

Born October 27th, 1945 in Darlington.

Died March 6th, 2022 at 76 years old in Rome (stroke). ^[ref]

Carlos Osoro

Spanish priest and theologian (1945-).

Born May 16th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Castañeda.

Kari Tapio

Finnish singer (1945-2010).

Born November 22nd, 1945 in Suonenjoki.

Died December 7th, 2010 at 65 years old in Espoo (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Krzysztof Piesiewicz

Polish lawyer and screenwriter.

Born October 25th, 1945 in Warsaw.

Died May 14th, 2026 at 80 years old ^[ref]

Marta Suplicy

Brazilian politician, psychologist and mayor of são paulo (2001–2005).

Born March 18th, 1945 (age 81 years) in São Paulo.

Collin Walcott

American musician, ethnomusicologist (1945–1984).

Born April 24th, 1945 in New York City.

Died November 8th, 1984 at 39 years old in Magdeburg (traffic collision).

Sylvia Vrethammar

Swedish jazz and schlager singer.

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