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In the year 1944

1,502 Notable birthdays

Ian McDiarmid

Scottish actor and stage director.

Born August 11th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Carnoustie. [ref]

Roger Daltrey

English musician and lead vocalist of the who.

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

Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Cousin of queen elizabeth ii; youngest grandchild of king george v and queen mary (born 1944).

Born August 26th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Northampton.

Ban Ki-moon

8th secretary-general of the united nations.

Born June 13th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Eumseong County. [ref]

Frank Sinatra Jr.

American singer, composer, conductor and actor (1944–2016).

Born January 10th, 1944 in Jersey City.

Died March 16th, 2016 at 72 years old in Daytona Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]

James Carville

American political consultant.

Born October 25th, 1944 (age 81 years) in United States, Carville, Fort Benning.

Shelley Fabares

Actress, singer.

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

Jacqueline Bisset

English actress.

Born September 13th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Weybridge.

Peter Cetera

American musician.

Born September 13th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Chicago.

Peter Mayhew

British-american actor.

Born May 19th, 1944 in Barnes.

Died April 30th, 2019 at 74 years old in Boyd (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Brenda Lee

American singer and recording artist (born 1944).

Born December 11th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Grady Memorial Hospital.

Saira Banu

Indian film actress.

Born August 23rd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Mussoorie.

Alice Walker

American author and activist.

Born February 9th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Eatonton.

Townes Van Zandt

American singer-songwriter.

Born March 7th, 1944 in Fort Worth.

Died January 1st, 1997 at 52 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction).

Boz Scaggs

American musician.

Born June 8th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Canton.

Dennis Farina

American actor (1944–2013).

Born February 29th, 1944 in Chicago.

Died July 22nd, 2013 at 69 years old in Scottsdale (pulmonary embolism).

Bernard Hill

British actor (1944-2024).

Born December 17th, 1944 in Blackley.

Died May 5th, 2024 at 79 years old in Reydon. [ref]

Yoweri Museveni

President of uganda since 1986.

Born September 15th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Ntungamo.

John Entwistle

English musician; bassist for the who (1944–2002).

Born October 9th, 1944 in Chiswick.

Died June 27th, 2002 at 57 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction).

Nick Mason

English drummer, co-founder of pink floyd.

Born January 27th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Birmingham.

Terry Funk

American professional wrestler and actor (1944-2023).

Born June 30th, 1944 in Hammond.

Died August 23rd, 2023 at 79 years old [ref]

Michael Buffer

American ring announcer for boxing and professional wrestling matches.

Born November 2nd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Philadelphia.

Pinarayi Vijayan

Indian politician and chief minister of kerala.

Born March 21st, 1944 (age 82 years) in Pinarayi. [ref]

Leonard Peltier

Native american activist.

Born September 12th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Grand Forks.

Gabor Maté

Hungarian-canadian physician (1944–).

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

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