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In the year 1944
1,619 Notable birthdays
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]
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).
Rebecca Horn
German visual artist (1944–2024).
Born March 24th, 1944 in Michelstadt.
Died September 6th, 2024 at 80 years old in Bad König. [ref]
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]
Mitchell Feigenbaum
American mathematical physicist (1944–2019).
Born December 19th, 1944 in Philadelphia.
Died June 30th, 2019 at 74 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joanna Cole
American children's books author (1944-2020).
Born August 11th, 1944 in Newark.
Died July 12th, 2020 at 75 years old in Sioux City (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Manuela Carmena
Spanish judge and politician, mayor of madrid.
Born February 9th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Madrid.
Ian Marter
English actor and writer (1944-1986).
Born October 28th, 1944 in Coventry.
Died October 28th, 1986 at 42 years old in London (myocardial infarction, diabetes).
Terrence Evans
American actor (1944–2015).
Born June 20th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died August 7th, 2015 at 71 years old in Burbank (disease).
Nancy J. Chodorow
American feminist sociologist and psychoanalyst.
Born January 20th, 1944 in New York City.
Died October 14th, 2025 at 81 years old [ref]
Harun Farocki
German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film (1944–2014).
Born January 9th, 1944 in Nový Jičín.
Died July 30th, 2014 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Harvey Postlethwaite
British engineer and technical director.
Born March 4th, 1944 in Barnet.
Died April 15th, 1999 at 55 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction).
Dennis Hull
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born November 19th, 1944 in Belleville.
Died May 30th, 2026 at 81 years old
Jean-Daniel Cadinot
French director and photographer (1944–2008).
Born February 10th, 1944 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2008 at 64 years old in Salouël. [ref]
Sharon Pratt
American politician and mayor of the district of columbia.
Born January 30th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Washington, D.C..
Eva Renzi
German actress (1944–2005).
Born November 3rd, 1944 in Berlin.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 60 years old in Berlin (lung cancer).
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