Tomohiro Nishikado

Japanese video game designer, creator of the video game "space invaders" (born 1944).

Born March 31st, 1944 (age 82 years) in Kishiwada.

Oleg Yankovsky

Soviet and russian actor (1944-2009).

Born February 23rd, 1944 in Karsakpay.

Died May 20th, 2009 at 65 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).

Thom Mayne

American architect (b.1944).

Born January 19th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Waterbury.

Barbara Thompson

English jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer (1944–2022).

Born July 27th, 1944 in Oxford. ^[ref]

Died July 9th, 2022 at 77 years old ^[ref]

Anjana Bhowmick

Indian actress.

Born December 30th, 1944 in Cooch Behar.

Died February 17th, 2024 at 79 years old in Kolkata. ^[ref]

Adenan Satem

Fifth chief minister of sarawak, malaysia.

Born January 27th, 1944 in Kuching.

Died January 11th, 2017 at 72 years old in Kota Samarahan (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Dan Glickman

American businessman and politician.

Born November 24th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Wichita.

Witi Ihimaera

New zealand writer.

Born February 7th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Gisborne.

Amien Rais

Indonesian politician (born 1944).

Born April 26th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Surakarta.

Jean-Louis Gassée

French businessman.

Born March 24th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Paris.

Morgan Paull

Actor (1944-2012).

Born December 15th, 1944 in New York City.

Died July 17th, 2012 at 67 years old in Ashland (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Susan Davis

American politician.

Born April 13th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Cambridge.

Wolfgang Joop

German fashion designer.

Born November 18th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Potsdam.

Alex Acuña

Peruvian musician.

Born December 12th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Pativilca.

Phillip Sharp

American biologist.

Born June 6th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Falmouth.

Piet Oudolf

Dutch landscape architect (born 1944).

Born October 27th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Haarlem.

Christine Chubbuck

American television news reporter (1944–1974).

Born August 24th, 1944 in East Cleveland.

Died July 15th, 1974 at 29 years old in Sarasota (shot to the head).

Carlos Pace

Brazilian racing driver (1944-1977).

Born October 6th, 1944 in São Paulo.

Died March 18th, 1977 at 32 years old in Mairiporã.

Ulli Lommel

German actor, film director and screenwriter (1944-2017).

Born December 21st, 1944 in Sulęcin.

Died December 2nd, 2017 at 72 years old in Stuttgart (heart failure). ^[ref]

Lamberto Bava

Italian film director.

Born April 3rd, 1944 (age 82 years) in Rome.

Roy Bhaskar

British philosopher (1944-2014).

Born May 15th, 1944 in Teddington.

Died November 19th, 2014 at 70 years old in Leeds.

Bernard Tschumi

Swiss architect (born 1944).

Born January 25th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Lausanne.

Alan Stivell

Breton musician.

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

Oswald Gracias

Catholic cardinal.

Born December 24th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Mumbai.

John Holdren

American scientist and presidential advisor.

Born March 1st, 1944 (age 82 years) in Sewickley.