Woody Shaw

American musician (1944-1989).

Born December 24th, 1944 in Laurinburg.

Died May 10th, 1989 at 44 years old in New York City (kidney failure).

Henry Vestine

American guitarist (1944–1997).

Born December 25th, 1944 in Washington, D.C..

Died October 20th, 1997 at 52 years old in Gonesse (myocardial infarction).

Richard A. Muller

American physicist.

Born January 6th, 1944 (age 82 years) in San Francisco.

Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto

Leader of the knights hospitaller (1944–2020).

Born December 9th, 1944 in Rome. ^[ref]

Died April 29th, 2020 at 75 years old in Rome (head and neck cancer). ^[ref]

Eavan Boland

Irish poet.

Born September 24th, 1944 in Dublin.

Died April 27th, 2020 at 75 years old in Dublin. ^[ref]

Keef Hartley

English drummer and bandleader (1944–2011).

Born April 8th, 1944 in Preston.

Died November 27th, 2011 at 67 years old in Royal Preston Hospital (disease). ^[ref]

Bhikkhu Bodhi

American theravada buddhist monk and scholar (born 1944).

Born December 10th, 1944 (age 81 years) in New York City.

Lisa Jardine

British historian (1944-2015).

Born April 12th, 1944 in Oxford.

Died October 25th, 2015 at 71 years old in London (breast cancer).

Grover Furr

Academic.

Born April 3rd, 1944 (age 82 years) in Washington, D.C..

Judith McNaught

American writer.

Born May 10th, 1944 (age 81 years) in San Luis Obispo.

Robert Barro

American classical macroeconomist.

Born September 28th, 1944 (age 81 years) in New York City.

Mani Kaul

Indian film director of hindi films (1944-2011).

Born December 25th, 1944 in Jodhpur.

Died December 25th, 2011 at 67 years old in Gurgaon (cancer). ^[ref]

Jan Guillou

Swedish author.

Born January 17th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Södertälje.

Sara Kestelman

English actress.

Born May 12th, 1944 (age 81 years) in London.

Anne Fausto-Sterling

American sexologist.

Born July 30th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Queens.

Faisal bin Musaid

Saudi arabian prince, assassin of king faisal of saudi arabia (1944-1975).

Born April 4th, 1944 in Riyadh.

Died June 18th, 1975 at 31 years old in King Saud University (decapitation).

Leonard Slatkin

American conductor and composer.

Born September 1st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Los Angeles.

Gérard Mourou

French physicist, winner of nobel prize in physics 2018.

Born June 22nd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Albertville.

Barrie M. Osborne

American film producer.

Born February 7th, 1944 (age 82 years) in New York City.

Andrew Davis

British conductor (1944–2024).

Born February 2nd, 1944 in Ashridge.

Died April 20th, 2024 at 80 years old in Chicago (leukemia). ^[ref]

Lou Hudson

American basketball player (1944–2014).

Born July 11th, 1944 in Greensboro.

Died April 11th, 2014 at 69 years old in Atlanta (stroke).

Simon Blackburn

English academic philosopher (born 1944).

Born July 12th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Chipping Sodbury.

James Michel

3rd president of seychelles.

Born August 16th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Anse Boileau.

Irene Tsu

American actress.

Born November 4th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Shanghai.

Hugo Gatti

Argentine association football player (1944–2025).

Born August 19th, 1944 in Carlos Tejedor.

Died April 20th, 2025 at 80 years old in Hospital Pirovano (pneumonia). ^[ref]