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In the year 1932
1,199 Notable birthdays
Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya
Nigerian painter and sculptor (born 1932).
Born August 30th, 1932 (age 93 years) in Agbara-Otor.
Sven Lindqvist
Swedish writer (1932–2019).
Born March 28th, 1932 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2019 at 87 years old in Stockholm (disease). [ref]
Ivor Wood
English animator (1932-2004).
Born May 4th, 1932 in Leeds. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2004 at 72 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Slide Hampton
American trombonist (1932–2021).
Born April 21st, 1932 in Jeannette. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2021 at 89 years old in Orange. [ref]
Menashe Kadishman
Israeli sculptor and painter (1932-2015).
Born August 21st, 1932 in Tel Aviv, Jaffa.
Died May 8th, 2015 at 82 years old in Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan.
Oleg Protopopov
Soviet figure skater (1932–2023).
Born July 16th, 1932 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 31st, 2023 at 91 years old in Interlaken. [ref]
Jay Miner
American electrical engineer (1932–1994).
Born May 31st, 1932 in Prescott.
Died June 20th, 1994 at 62 years old in Mountain View (kidney failure).
Dean Smith
American athletics competitor, stuntman and actor (1932–2023).
Born January 15th, 1932 in Breckenridge.
Died June 24th, 2023 at 91 years old in Breckenridge. [ref]
Aharon Appelfeld
Israeli writer (1932–2018).
Born February 16th, 1932 in Stara Zhadova.
Died January 4th, 2018 at 85 years old in Petah Tikva. [ref]
Banhan Sinlapa-acha
Prime minister of thailand (1932-2016).
Born August 19th, 1932 in Suphan Buri.
Died April 23rd, 2016 at 83 years old in Bangkok (asthma). [ref]
Elliott H. Lieb
American mathematical physicist and professor of mathematics and physics at princeton university.
John L. Burton
American politician (1932–2025).
Born December 15th, 1932 in Cincinnati.
Died September 7th, 2025 at 92 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Richard Sapper
German industrial designer (1932–2015).
Born May 30th, 1932 in Munich. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2015 at 83 years old in Milan.
Chea Sim
Cambodian politician (1932-2015).
Born November 15th, 1932 in Romeas Haek District.
Died June 8th, 2015 at 82 years old in Phnom Penh. [ref]
Francisco Caamaño
Dominican soldier and revolutionary leader during the 1965 civil war (1932–1973).
Born June 11th, 1932 in San Juan de la Maguana.
Died February 17th, 1973 at 40 years old in Cordillera Central.
Adrian Mitchell
British writer (1932–2008).
Born October 24th, 1932 in Hampstead Heath.
Died December 20th, 2008 at 76 years old in North London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
M. S. Narasimhan
Indian mathematician (1932–2021).
Born June 7th, 1932 in Tandarai.
Died May 16th, 2021 at 88 years old [ref]
Hamid Dalwai
Indian social reformer, thinker and writer (1932-1977).
Born September 29th, 1932 in Mirjoli.
Died May 3rd, 1977 at 44 years old in Mumbai.
Melvin Schwartz
American experimental physicist (1932-2006).
Born November 2nd, 1932 in New York City.
Died August 28th, 2006 at 73 years old in Twin Falls (Parkinson's disease, hepatitis). [ref]
Sanpei Shirato
Japanese manga artist (1932-2021).
Born February 15th, 1932 in Tokyo.
Died October 8th, 2021 at 89 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Ed Bickert
Canadian musician (1932–2019).
Born November 29th, 1932 in Hochfeld.
Died February 28th, 2019 at 86 years old in Toronto (lung cancer).
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