John-David F. Bartoe

American astrophysicist and astronaut.

Born November 17th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Abington Township.

Ulf Stark

Swedish writer (1944-2017).

Born July 12th, 1944 in Stureby. ^[ref]

Died June 13th, 2017 at 72 years old in Stockholm (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun

Catholic cardinal.

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

Maarten 't Hart

Dutch writer (1944).

Born November 25th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Maassluis.

José García-Margallo y Marfil

Spanish politician.

Born August 13th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Madrid.

Víctor Espárrago

Uruguayan footballer.

Born October 6th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Montevideo.

Manuel Raga

Mexican basketball player.

Born March 14th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Aldama Municipality. ^[ref]

Mario Bertini

Italian footballer.

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

Michel Montignac

French diet developer (1944–2010).

Born September 19th, 1944 in Angoulême.

Died August 22nd, 2010 at 65 years old in Annemasse (cancer). ^[ref]

François Migault

Racecar driver.

Born December 4th, 1944 in Le Mans.

Died January 29th, 2012 at 67 years old in Parigné-l'Évêque. ^[ref]

Everaldo

Brazilian footballer (1944-1974).

Born September 11th, 1944 in Porto Alegre.

Died October 28th, 1974 at 30 years old in Santa Cruz do Sul (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Valeriy Porkujan

Soviet footballer.

Born October 4th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Kropyvnytskyi.

Micki King

American diver.

Born July 26th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Pontiac.

Rimantas Stankevičius

Soviet test pilot, cosmonaut (1944-1990).

Born July 26th, 1944 in Marijampolė.

Died September 9th, 1990 at 46 years old in Salgareda.

Ján Čarnogurský

Slovak politician (born 1944).

Born January 1st, 1944 (age 82 years) in Bratislava. ^[ref]

Suzanne Osten

Swedish film director (1944–2024).

Born June 20th, 1944 in Stockholm.

Died October 28th, 2024 at 80 years old in Stockholm. ^[ref]

Terrence Prendergast

Canadian catholic archbishop.

Born February 19th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Montreal.

Kim Ho

South korean association football player (born 1944).

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

Viktoria Postnikova

Russian pianist.

Born January 12th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Moscow.

José Roberto Wright Marques

Brazilian association football player.

Born September 7th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Jean Taylor

American mathematician.

Born September 17th, 1944 (age 81 years) in San Mateo.

Sulochana Gadgil

Indian meteorologist.

Born June 7th, 1944 in Pune. ^[ref]

Died July 24th, 2025 at 81 years old in Bengaluru. ^[ref]

Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno

Peruvian roman catholic priest, cardinal.

Born February 12th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Lima.

Viacheslav Trubnikov

Russian diplomat (1944–2022).

Born April 25th, 1944 in Irkutsk.

Died April 18th, 2022 at 77 years old in Irkutsk.

José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán

Spanish-born panamanian cardinal.

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