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In the year 1945

1,497 Notable birthdays

Maksim Dunayevsky

Soviet and russian composer.

Born January 15th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Moscow.

Nadrian C. Seeman

American crystallographer.

Born December 16th, 1945 in Chicago.

Died November 16th, 2021 at 75 years old [ref]

Pentti Airikkala

Rally driver, competed in world rally championship events in finland, sweden, and the uk.

Born September 4th, 1945 in Helsinki.

Died September 30th, 2009 at 64 years old in Bray (liver disease). [ref]

Matti Salminen

Finnish singer.

Born July 7th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Turku.

Faina Melnyk

Soviet discus thrower.

Born July 9th, 1945 in Bakota.

Died December 16th, 2016 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Yehuda Barkan

Israeli actor, film producer, film director, and screenwriter.

Born March 29th, 1945 in Netanya.

Died October 24th, 2020 at 75 years old in Jerusalem (COVID-19). [ref]

Johanna Nichols

American linguist.

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

Yuriy Meshkov

Ukrainian politician.

Born October 25th, 1945 in Synelnykove.

Died September 29th, 2019 at 73 years old in Krasnogorsk (pneumonia).

Thomas Brasch

German author, poet and film director (1945-2001).

Born February 19th, 1945 in Westow.

Died November 3rd, 2001 at 56 years old in Berlin (heart failure).

Paul Schockemöhle

German equestrian.

Born March 22nd, 1945 (age 81 years) in Steinfeld.

Adiss Harmandian

Armenian singer composer (1945-2019).

Born January 14th, 1945 in Beirut.

Died September 1st, 2019 at 74 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]

Ralph Doubell

Australian middle-distance runner.

Born February 11th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Melbourne.

Louis Kauffman

American mathematician.

Born February 3rd, 1945 (age 81 years) in Potsdam.

Hirofumi Nakasone

Japanese politician.

Born November 28th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Takasaki.

Odd Iversen

Norwegian footballer (1945-2014).

Born November 6th, 1945 in Trondheim.

Died December 29th, 2014 at 69 years old in Trondheim (disease).

Jandira Martini

Brazilian actress (1945–2024).

Born July 10th, 1945 in Santos.

Died January 29th, 2024 at 78 years old in São Paulo (lung cancer). [ref]

Prabir Ghosh

Indian writer & rationalist.

Born March 1st, 1945 in Umedpur.

Died April 7th, 2023 at 78 years old in South Dum Dum.

Piergiorgio Welby

Italian poet, painter and activist (1945–2006).

Born December 26th, 1945 in Rome.

Died December 20th, 2006 at 60 years old in Rome (euthanasia). [ref]

Ágnes Hranitzky

Hungarian film editor and film director.

Born June 4th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Derecske.

Parvaneh Masumi

Iranian actress (1945–2023).

Born March 2nd, 1945 in Tehran.

Died November 27th, 2023 at 78 years old in Sowme'eh Sara. [ref]

Anthony Villanueva

Philippine boxer (1945-2014).

Born March 18th, 1945.

Died May 13th, 2014 at 69 years old in Cabuyao.

Ferruccio Mazzola

Italian footballer and manager (1945-2013).

Born February 1st, 1945 in Turin.

Died May 7th, 2013 at 68 years old in Rome.

Hans Monderman

Dutch engineer (1945–2008).

Born November 19th, 1945 in Leeuwarden.

Died January 7th, 2008 at 62 years old in Ureterp (prostate cancer). [ref]

Cristina Rota

Argentine actress and drama teacher.

Born January 30th, 1945 (age 81 years) in La Plata.

Nina Ruslanova

Soviet and russian actress (1945-2021).

Born December 5th, 1945 in Bohodukhiv.

Died November 21st, 2021 at 75 years old in Moscow.

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