Czech musicians died when they were 45

Here are 4 famous musicians from Czech Republic died at 45:

Jarmila Nygrýnová

Jarmila Nygrýnová (February 15, 1953-January 5, 1999) also known as Jarmila Nygrynova was a Czech personality.

She was a prominent actress, director, and politician. Nygrýnová began her career at a young age, appearing in a number of Czechoslovak films and television programs in the 1970s and 1980s. She then transitioned to directing plays and eventually became involved in politics, serving as a member of the Czech Parliament from 1996 until her untimely death in 1999. Throughout her life, Nygrýnová was known for her strong feminist views and her activism for women's rights in the Czech Republic.

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Jan Letzel

Jan Letzel (April 9, 1880 Náchod-December 26, 1925 Prague) was a Czech architect.

He is best known for designing the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, which later became the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum after it was destroyed during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Letzel designed the building in a distinctive Western-style, with a domed center and two wings on either side, and it was completed in 1915. Although Letzel himself never visited Japan, he was greatly influenced by Japanese art and design, which is evident in the building's ornamental features such as the dragon sculptures on the roof. Sadly, Letzel died at the young age of 45, before he could see the impact of his most famous work.

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Pavel Haas

Pavel Haas (June 21, 1899 Brno-October 17, 1944 Auschwitz concentration camp) a.k.a. Haas, Pavel was a Czech composer and film score composer.

His albums include String Quartets, Janáček: String Quartet no. 1 / Haas: String Quartets nos. 1 & 3, Janáček: "Intimate Letters" / Haas: String Quartet No. 2 and Czech Music for Strings.

He died caused by gas chamber.

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Zuzana Navarová

Zuzana Navarová (June 18, 1959 Hradec Králové-December 7, 2004 Prague) also known as Zuzana Navarova or Navarová, Zuzana was a Czech singer.

Her discography includes: Caribe, Smutkům na kabát, Jako Šántidéví, Zelené album, Barvy všecky, Skleněná vrba and . Genres she performed include World music and Folk music.

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