Bob Balaban

American actor, author, producer, and director.

Born August 16th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Chicago.

Barry Bostwick

American actor.

Born February 24th, 1945 (age 81 years) in San Mateo.

Wim Wenders

German filmmaker.

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

Ron Glass

American actor (1945-2016).

Born July 10th, 1945 in Evansville. ^[ref]

Died November 25th, 2016 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). ^[ref]

Khaleda Zia

Prime minister of bangladesh (1991–1996, 2001–2006).

Born August 15th, 1945 in Jalpaiguri.

Died December 30th, 2025 at 80 years old in Evercare Hospital Dhaka. ^[ref]

Miriam Adelson

American and israeli physician and billionaire (born 1945).

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

P. Chidambaram

Indian politician.

Born September 16th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Kanadukathan.

Robin Trower

English rock guitarist.

Born March 9th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Catford.

Mary Jo Deschanel

American actress.

Born November 25th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Los Angeles.

Art Bell

American broadcaster (1945-2018).

Born June 17th, 1945 in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

Died April 13th, 2018 at 72 years old in Pahrump (lung disease).

August Wilson

American playwright (1945-2005).

Born April 27th, 1945 in Pittsburgh. ^[ref]

Died October 2nd, 2005 at 60 years old in Seattle (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Itzhak Perlman

Israeli-american violinist and conductor.

Born August 31st, 1945 (age 80 years) in Jaffa.

Lou Dobbs

American conservative political commentator (1945–2024).

Born September 24th, 1945 in Childress.

Died July 18th, 2024 at 78 years old in West Palm Beach. ^[ref]

Dean Koontz

American author.

Born July 9th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Everett.

Arthur Shawcross

American criminal.

Born June 6th, 1945 in Kittery.

Died November 10th, 2008 at 63 years old in Albany (heart failure). ^[ref]

Jupp Heynckes

German footballer and manager.

Born May 9th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Mönchengladbach. ^[ref]

Subhash Ghai

Indian film director.

Born January 24th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Nagpur.

Bianca Sugătoarea

American samoan professional wrestler (1945-2024).

Born April 5th, 1945 in Leone.

Died June 25th, 2024 at 79 years old in Pensacola.

Betty Davis

American funk and soul singer.

Born July 26th, 1945 in Durham. ^[ref]

Died February 9th, 2022 at 76 years old in Homestead. ^[ref]

Brenda Benet

Actress.

Born August 14th, 1945 in Hollywood.

Died April 7th, 1982 at 36 years old in West Los Angeles.

Mahinda Rajapaksa

President of sri lanka from 2005 to 2015.

Born November 18th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Weeraketiya.

Eddy Merckx

Belgian cyclist.

Born June 17th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Meensel-Kiezegem. ^[ref]

George Pataki

53rd governor of new york.

Born July 24th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Peekskill. ^[ref]

Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein

Monarch of liechtenstein (born 1945).

Born February 14th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Zurich.

Slobodan Praljak

Bosnian croat general and war criminal (1945–2017).

Born January 2nd, 1945 in Čapljina.

Died November 29th, 2017 at 72 years old in The Hague (cyanide poisoning). ^[ref]