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In the year 1944

1,618 Notable birthdays

Corinna Tsopei

Greek actor and miss universe 1964.

Born June 21st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Athens.

Phil May

British singer (1944-2020).

Born November 9th, 1944 in Dartford.

Died May 15th, 2020 at 75 years old in King's Lynn (surgical complications). [ref]

Carlos Pace

Brazilian racing driver (1944-1977).

Born October 6th, 1944 in São Paulo.

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

Bobby Murdoch

Scottish football player (1944–2001).

Born August 17th, 1944 in Rutherglen.

Died May 15th, 2001 at 56 years old in Glasgow (stroke).

Janet Dailey

American writer (1944–2013).

Born May 21st, 1944 in Storm Lake.

Died December 14th, 2013 at 69 years old in Branson.

Phillip Sharp

American biologist.

Born June 6th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Falmouth.

Anand Satyanand

19th governor general of new zealand.

Born July 22nd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Auckland.

Michael Rosbash

American geneticist and chronobiologist.

Born March 7th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Kansas City.

Buddhadeb Dasgupta

Indian director (1944–2021).

Born February 11th, 1944 in Anara. [ref]

Died June 10th, 2021 at 77 years old in Kolkata. [ref]

Sheldon Brown

American cyclist, writer and mechanic (1944–2008).

Born July 14th, 1944 in Boston.

Died February 4th, 2008 at 63 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).

Kevin Coyne

English musician (1944-2004).

Born January 27th, 1944 in Derby.

Died December 2nd, 2004 at 60 years old in Nuremberg. [ref]

Ibrahim Gambari

Nigerian scholar and diplomat.

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

Richard Corliss

American editor for time magazine (1944-2015).

Born March 6th, 1944 in Philadelphia.

Died April 23rd, 2015 at 71 years old in New York City (stroke).

Haruhiko Kuroda

Japanese banker.

Born October 25th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Ōmuta-shi.

Thomas Allen

English operatic baritone (born 1944).

Born September 10th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Seaham.

David J. Wineland

American physicist.

Born February 24th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Wauwatosa.

Kenneth Duberstein

American lobbyist and businessman (1944–2022).

Born April 21st, 1944 in Brooklyn.

Died March 2nd, 2022 at 77 years old [ref]

Margaret Busby

Publisher, writer and author.

Born October 11th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Accra. [ref]

Oswald Gracias

Catholic cardinal.

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

Leif Segerstam

Finnish conductor and composer (1944–2024).

Born March 2nd, 1944 in Vaasa.

Died October 9th, 2024 at 80 years old in Helsinki (pneumonia). [ref]

António Variações

Portuguese singer and songwriter (1944–1984).

Born December 3rd, 1944 in Fiscal, Amares.

Died June 13th, 1984 at 39 years old in Lisbon (death from AIDS-related complications).

Lena Nyman

Swedish actress (1944–2011).

Born May 23rd, 1944 in Stockholm.

Died February 4th, 2011 at 66 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]

Willem van Hanegem

Dutch footballer.

Born February 20th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Breskens.

Bernadine Healy

Us cardiologist.

Born August 2nd, 1944 in New York City.

Died August 6th, 2011 at 67 years old in Gates Mills (brain cancer). [ref]

Doreen Massey

British social scientist and geographer.

Born January 3rd, 1944 in Manchester.

Died March 11th, 2016 at 72 years old in Kilburn (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

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