Donny Hathaway

American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979).

Born October 1st, 1945 in Chicago.

Died January 13th, 1979 at 33 years old in New York City (falling).

Ian Gillan

English singer.

Born August 19th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Chiswick.

Bubba Smith

American actor and athlete (1945-2011).

Born February 28th, 1945 in Beaumont, Orange. ^[ref]

Died August 3rd, 2011 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Radovan Karadžić

Politician, psychiatrist and poet.

Born June 19th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Petnjica. ^[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]

Daniel Ortega

Nicaraguan politician.

Born November 11th, 1945 (age 80 years) in La Libertad.

P. Chidambaram

Indian politician.

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

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]

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]

Martin Shaw

British actor.

Born January 21st, 1945 (age 80 years) in Birmingham.