Yury Romanenko

Soviet cosmonaut (born 1944).

Born August 1st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Koltubanovskiy.

Rustam Inoyatov

Uzbek government official.

Born June 22nd, 1944 (age 82 years) in Shirabad.

Şerif Gören

Turkish film director (1944–2024).

Born July 1st, 1944 in Xanthi.

Died December 8th, 2024 at 80 years old in Mersin (falling). ^[ref]

Yona Wallach

Israeli poet (1944–1985).

Born June 10th, 1944 in Tel Aviv.

Died September 26th, 1985 at 41 years old in Kiryat Ono (breast cancer).

Mike Silliman

Basketball player (1944-2000).

Born May 5th, 1944 in Louisville.

Died June 16th, 2000 at 56 years old in Louisville.

Christoph Hein

German writer and translator (born 1944).

Born April 8th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Jasienica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

Jules Deelder

Dutch poet (1944-2019).

Born November 24th, 1944 in Rotterdam. ^[ref]

Died December 19th, 2019 at 75 years old in Rotterdam (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Bob Rule

American basketball player (1944–2019).

Born June 29th, 1944 in Riverside.

Died September 5th, 2019 at 75 years old in Riverside. ^[ref]

Eloy de la Iglesia

Spanish film director (1944–2006).

Born January 1st, 1944 in Zarautz.

Died March 23rd, 2006 at 62 years old in Madrid. ^[ref]

Klaus Fichtel

German footballer.

Born November 19th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Castrop-Rauxel.

Galsan Tschinag

Mongolian writer (born 1944).

Born December 26th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Tsengel.

Ibrica Jusić

Croatian singer-songwriter.

Born December 15th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Dubrovnik.

Fukushiro Nukaga

Japanese politician.

Born January 11th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Namegata.

Patrick Sercu

Belgian cyclist (1944–2019).

Born June 27th, 1944 in Roeselare.

Died April 19th, 2019 at 74 years old in Roeselare. ^[ref]

Thomas C. Hanks

American seismologist.

Born November 29th, 1944 in Washington, D.C.. ^[ref]

Died March 5th, 2024 at 79 years old ^[ref]

Hermann Scheer

German politician (1944-2010).

Born April 29th, 1944 in Wehrheim.

Died October 14th, 2010 at 66 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Sigiswald Kuijken

Belgian musician.

Born February 16th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Dilbeek.

Bob Windle

Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.

Born November 7th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Sydney.

Ali ibn Flais

Algerian politician (born 1944).

Born September 8th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Batna.

Ibrahim Böhme

German politician (1944-1999).

Born November 18th, 1944 in Leipzig.

Died November 22nd, 1999 at 55 years old in Neustrelitz.

Thongsing Thammavong

Prime minister of laos.

Born April 12th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Hūaphan.

Henry F. Schaefer

American chemist.

Born June 8th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Grand Rapids.

Jorge de Bagration

Spanish rally driver (1944–2008).

Born February 22nd, 1944 in Rome.

Died January 16th, 2008 at 63 years old in Tbilisi (hepatitis). ^[ref]

Dariush Arjmand

Iranian actor.

Born July 27th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Mashhad.

Margaret W. Rossiter

American historian of science.

Born July 8th, 1944 in Malden. ^[ref]

Died August 3rd, 2025 at 81 years old in Salem. ^[ref]