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If you are 45 years and 132 days old today…

At your exact age, Ziaur Rahman died by assassination. He was a founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and President of Bangladesh (1977-81).
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Ziaur Rahman wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:

You've outlived Charles Stewart Parnell by more than a month. He was an Irish nationalist political leader and founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party. He died of a heart attack on October 6, 1891, 74 years before you were born.Comment

Walter Payton was more than a month younger than you when he died of bile duct cancer on November 1, 1999. He was an all-time great NFL running back who won the 1986 Super Bowl with the Chicago Bears. You were 34 years old when he died.Comment

You've outlived Babe Didrikson Zaharias by more than a month. She was an Olympic gold-medal track athlete and golfer who won the U.S. Women's Open three times. She died of colon cancer on September 27, 1956, 9 years before you were born.Comment

Joe Pyne was more than a month younger than you when he died of lung cancer on March 23, 1970. He was a conservative radio and TV talk show host who initiated confrontational hosting. You were 4 years old when he died.Comment