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In the year 1945

1,505 Notable birthdays

Alwyn Howard Gentry

American botanist (1945-1993).

Born January 6th, 1945 in Clay Center.

Died August 3rd, 1993 at 48 years old in Ecuador (aviation accident).

Christos Terzanidis

Greek footballer (1945-).

Born February 13th, 1945 (age 81 years).

Morten Arnfred

Danish film director.

Born August 2nd, 1945 in Copenhagen.

Died September 2nd, 2025 at 80 years old [ref]

Jack Douglas

American record producer, songwriter.

Born November 6th, 1945 in The Bronx.

Died May 11th, 2026 at 80 years old in Paramus. [ref]

René Pétillon

French cartoonist (1945–2018).

Born December 12th, 1945 in Lesneven.

Died September 30th, 2018 at 72 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]

Claudia Gravy

Spanish actress.

Born May 12th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Boma.

Aleksandr Gorelik

Soviet pair skater (1945–2012).

Born August 9th, 1945 in Moscow.

Died September 27th, 2012 at 67 years old in Tuchkovo. [ref]

Nathaniel Waena

Solomon island politician.

Born November 1st, 1945 (age 80 years) in Makira-Ulawa Province.

Pınar Kür

Turkish writer (1943–2025).

Born April 15th, 1945 in Bursa. [ref]

Died July 15th, 2025 at 80 years old in Istanbul. [ref]

Vladimir Andreev

Soviet basketball player.

Born March 19th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Moscow, Astrakhan.

Bill Craig

American swimmer.

Born January 16th, 1945 in Culver City.

Died January 1st, 2017 at 71 years old in Newport Beach (pneumonia). [ref]

Yuri Razuvaev

Russian chess player (1945–2012).

Born October 10th, 1945 in Moscow.

Died March 21st, 2012 at 66 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Michel Zink

French philologist and professor.

Born May 5th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Issy-les-Moulineaux.

Donna Christian-Christensen

American politician.

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

Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop

Spanish politician (born 1945).

Born July 27th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Hanover.

Berit Nesheim

Norwegian filmmaker.

Born January 28th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Trondheim.

Tomislav Dretar

Croatian writer and politician.

Born March 2nd, 1945 (age 81 years) in Nova Gradiška.

Frans Janssens

Belgian footballer (1945–2024).

Born September 25th, 1945 in Turnhout.

Died January 8th, 2024 at 78 years old in Lier. [ref]

Idith Zertal

Israeli historian.

Born November 12th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Ein Shemer.

Altangerel Perle

Mongolian palaeontologist.

Born July 1st, 1945 (age 80 years) in Mongolia.

Gunnar Jervill

Swedish archer.

Born November 23rd, 1945 (age 80 years) in Gothenburg.

Ugo Ferrante

Italian footballer (1945-2004).

Born July 18th, 1945 in Vercelli.

Died January 29th, 2004 at 58 years old in Vercelli (laryngeal cancer).

Wallis Grahn

Swedish actress (1945-2018).

Born February 13th, 1945 in Stockholm.

Died January 18th, 2018 at 72 years old in Stockholm.

Juan Carlos Buzzetti

Association football manager.

Born February 26th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Paso de los Toros.

Alain Paul Lebeaupin

French archbishop (1945-2021).

Born March 2nd, 1945 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.

Died June 24th, 2021 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]

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