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In the year 1944

1,618 Notable birthdays

Christopher Browning

American historian of the holocaust.

Born May 22nd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Durham.

Raymond Moody

American psychologist.

Born June 30th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Porterdale.

Ibrahim Rugova

President of kosovo (1944-2006).

Born December 2nd, 1944 in Cerrcë.

Died January 21st, 2006 at 61 years old in Pristina (lung cancer). [ref]

Pat Martino

American jazz guitarist and composer (1944–2021).

Born August 25th, 1944 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died November 1st, 2021 at 77 years old in South Philadelphia. [ref]

Gianni Morandi

Italian singer.

Born December 11th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Monghidoro.

Kunishige Kamamoto

Japanese association football player and manager.

Born April 15th, 1944 in Ukyō Ward.

Died August 10th, 2025 at 81 years old in Osaka Prefecture (pneumonia). [ref]

Andrew Jack

British dialect coach and actor (1944–2020).

Born January 28th, 1944 in London.

Died March 31st, 2020 at 76 years old in Surrey (COVID-19). [ref]

Larry Brilliant

American physician and businessman.

Born May 5th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Detroit.

Patricia Quinn

British actress and singer.

Born May 28th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Belfast.

Pamela Salem

British actress (1944–2024).

Born January 22nd, 1944 in Mumbai. [ref]

Died February 21st, 2024 at 80 years old in Surfside. [ref]

Marina Hedman

Swedish-italian pornographic actress.

Born September 29th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Gothenburg. [ref]

Jim Gray

American computer scientist (1944–2007/2012).

Born January 12th, 1944 in San Francisco.

Died January 28th, 2012 at 68 years old in Pacific Ocean. [ref]

Buchi Emecheta

Nigerian writer (1944–2017).

Born July 21st, 1944 in Lagos.

Died January 25th, 2017 at 72 years old in London (stroke). [ref]

Kemal Sunal

Turkish actor (1944–2000).

Born November 11th, 1944 in Istanbul.

Died July 3rd, 2000 at 55 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).

Graeme Pollock

South african cricketer.

Born February 27th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Durban.

Sonal Mansingh

Indian bharatanatyam and odissi dancer.

Born April 30th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Mumbai. [ref]

Marie-Christine Barrault

French actress.

Born March 21st, 1944 (age 82 years) in 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Doris Matsui

American politician (born 1944).

Born September 25th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Poston War Relocation Center.

Lew Rockwell

American libertarian author, editor, and political consultant.

Born July 1st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Boston.

Coluche

French comedian and actor (1944-1986).

Born October 28th, 1944 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died June 19th, 1986 at 41 years old in Opio (traffic collision). [ref]

Rob Tyner

American musician (1944–1991).

Born December 12th, 1944 in Detroit.

Died September 18th, 1991 at 46 years old in Berkley (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Gulab Chand Jain Kataria

Indian politician.

Born October 13th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Rajsamand.

Antonia Coello-Novello

14th surgeon general of the united states.

Born August 23rd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Fajardo.

Joe Nickell

American skeptical investigator.

Born December 1st, 1944 in West Liberty.

Died March 4th, 2025 at 80 years old in Buffalo. [ref]

Marc Ouellet

Canadian catholic cardinal.

Born June 8th, 1944 (age 81 years) in La Motte.

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