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In the year 1932

1,199 Notable birthdays

Malcolm Bradbury

English author and academic (1932–2000).

Born September 7th, 1932 in Sheffield.

Died November 28th, 2000 at 68 years old in Norwich.

King Hu

Chinese film director and screenwriter (1932-1997).

Born April 29th, 1932 in Beijing.

Died January 14th, 1997 at 64 years old in Taipei Veterans General Hospital.

Junior Parker

American blues singer (1932–1971).

Born May 27th, 1932 in Clarksdale.

Died November 18th, 1971 at 39 years old in Blue Island (brain cancer).

Detlev Karsten Rohwedder

Treuhandanstalt manager (1932-1991).

Born October 16th, 1932 in Gotha.

Died April 1st, 1991 at 58 years old in Düsseldorf (gunshot wound).

Dana Scott

American mathematician and computer scientist.

Born October 11th, 1932 (age 93 years) in Berkeley.

Angela Mortimer

British tennis player (1932–2025).

Born April 21st, 1932 in Plymouth.

Died August 25th, 2025 at 93 years old in London. [ref]

Hisashi Owada

Japanese diplomat.

Born September 18th, 1932 (age 93 years) in Shibata.

Julian Simon

American economist noted for his view that natural resources are not finite (1932–1998).

Born February 12th, 1932 in Newark.

Died February 8th, 1998 at 65 years old in Chevy Chase (myocardial infarction).

Mostafa Chamran

Iranian politician (1932-1981).

Born March 8th, 1932 in Tehran.

Died June 20th, 1981 at 49 years old in Dehlaviyeh.

Charles Handy

Irish economist (1932–2024).

Born July 25th, 1932 in Clane.

Died December 13th, 2024 at 92 years old in London. [ref]

Claudio Naranjo

Chilean psychiatrist and author (1932-2019).

Born November 24th, 1932 in Valparaíso.

Died July 12th, 2019 at 86 years old in Berkeley.

Dušan Makavejev

Serbian film director (1932-2019).

Born October 13th, 1932 in Belgrade.

Died January 25th, 2019 at 86 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

Éliane Radigue

French composer.

Born January 24th, 1932 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died February 23rd, 2026 at 94 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Otis Young

American actor (1932-2001).

Born July 4th, 1932 in Providence.

Died October 12th, 2001 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]

Frances Fox Piven

American sociologist (born 1932).

Born October 10th, 1932 (age 93 years) in Calgary.

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

French physicist.

Born October 24th, 1932 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died May 18th, 2007 at 74 years old in Orsay (cancer). [ref]

Ervin László

Hungarian musician and philosopher.

Born June 12th, 1932 (age 93 years) in Budapest. [ref]

Stan Dragoti

American film director (1932-2018).

Born October 4th, 1932 in New York City.

Died July 13th, 2018 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Film, television actor (1932-2004).

Born February 12th, 1932 in St. Louis.

Died May 18th, 2004 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).

Derek Malcolm

English film critic and historian.

Born May 12th, 1932 in London.

Died July 15th, 2023 at 91 years old in Deal (heart failure). [ref]

Siegfried Rauch

German film and television actor (1932-2018).

Born April 2nd, 1932 in Landsberg am Lech.

Died March 11th, 2018 at 85 years old in Obersöchering (heart failure).

Gabriele Tinti

Italian actor (1932-1991).

Born August 22nd, 1932 in Molinella.

Died November 21st, 1991 at 59 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).

Don Preston

American musician.

Born September 21st, 1932 (age 93 years) in Flint.

Carlos Romero Barceló

Fifth governor of the commonwealth of puerto rico (1932-2021).

Born September 4th, 1932 in San Juan.

Died May 2nd, 2021 at 88 years old in San Juan.

Del Reeves

American singer (1932–2007).

Born July 14th, 1932 in Sparta.

Died January 1st, 2007 at 74 years old in Centerville (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]

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