Nelson Freire

Brazilian pianist (1944–2021).

Born October 18th, 1944 in Boa Esperança. ^[ref]

Died November 1st, 2021 at 77 years old in Rio de Janeiro. ^[ref]

Bill Melchionni

American basketball player.

Born October 19th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Philadelphia.

Colin Blakemore

British neurobiologist (1944–2022).

Born June 1st, 1944 in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Died June 27th, 2022 at 78 years old in Oxford. ^[ref]

Geneviève Grad

French actress, singer, antique and cultural event manager (1944–2024).

Born July 5th, 1944 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.

Died November 8th, 2024 at 80 years old in La Chaussée-Saint-Victor (cancer). ^[ref]

David D. Clark

American computer scientist.

Born April 7th, 1944 (age 82 years). ^[ref]

Colin Harvey

English footballer and manager (born 1944).

Born November 16th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Liverpool.

Ali Sayyad Shirazi

Iranian general.

Born June 13th, 1944 in Kabud Gonbad Rural District.

Died April 10th, 1999 at 54 years old in Tehran.

Jonathan Culler

American academic of english literature.

Born October 1st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Cleveland.

José Wilker

Brazilian actor (1944–2014).

Born August 20th, 1944 in Juazeiro do Norte.

Died April 5th, 2014 at 69 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Lee Byung-hoon

South korean director.

Born October 14th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Yeongi County.

Isaac Ginsburgh

Israeli rabbi.

Born November 14th, 1944 (age 81 years) in St. Louis.

Jack L. Chalker

American author (1944-2005).

Born December 17th, 1944 in Baltimore.

Died February 11th, 2005 at 60 years old in Baltimore (kidney failure).

Lynn Harrell

American cellist (1944–2020).

Born January 30th, 1944 in Manhattan. ^[ref]

Died April 27th, 2020 at 76 years old in Santa Monica. ^[ref]

Ze'ev Friedman

Israeli weightlifter.

Born June 10th, 1944 in Prokopyevsk.

Died September 6th, 1972 at 28 years old in Munich (Munich massacre, gunshot wound).

Orhan Gencebay

Turkish actor and singer (born 1944).

Born August 4th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Samsun.

Stephen R. Bourne

British computer scientist.

Born January 7th, 1944 (age 82 years) in United Kingdom.

Yoon Jeong-hee

South korean actress (1944–2023).

Born July 30th, 1944 in Busan.

Died January 19th, 2023 at 78 years old in Bussy-Saint-Georges (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Peter King

American politician (born 1944).

Born April 5th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Manhattan.

Ferenc Bene

Hungarian footballer (1944–2006).

Born December 17th, 1944 in Balatonújlak.

Died February 27th, 2006 at 61 years old in Budapest (falling from height). ^[ref]

Momčilo Perišić

Serbian general.

Born May 22nd, 1944 (age 82 years) in Koštunići.

Steve Crocker

American internet pioneer.

Born October 15th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Pasadena. ^[ref]

Sandra Bem

American psychologist.

Born June 22nd, 1944 in Pittsburgh.

Died May 20th, 2014 at 69 years old in Ithaca.

Zully Montero

Cuban actress.

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

Sheila Larken

American television actress.

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

Phyllis Frelich

American actress (1944-2014).

Born February 29th, 1944 in Devils Lake.

Died April 10th, 2014 at 70 years old in Temple City (progressive supranuclear palsy).