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In the year 1944

1,618 Notable birthdays

Ismail Tiliwaldi

Chinese politician.

Born October 29th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Shufu County.

Harmony Hammond

Artist (born 1944).

Born February 8th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Chicago.

Joseph Dube

American weightlifter.

Born February 15th, 1944 in Altha.

Died September 8th, 2025 at 81 years old [ref]

Indulata Sukla

Indian mathematician.

Born March 7th, 1944 in Baripada.

Died June 30th, 2022 at 78 years old in Cuttack.

Petr Hapka

Czech composer and singer (1944–2014).

Born May 13th, 1944 in Prague. [ref]

Died November 25th, 2014 at 70 years old in Okoř. [ref]

Merzak Allouache

Algerian film director and screenwriter.

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

Petra Martínez

Spanish actress.

Born June 24th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Linares.

José Dolhem

Racecar driver (1944-1988).

Born April 26th, 1944 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.

Died April 16th, 1988 at 43 years old in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (aviation accident).

Anny Cazenave

French space geodesist and space oceanographer.

Born March 3rd, 1944 (age 82 years) in Draveil.

Betty Mars

Actress and singer from france.

Born July 30th, 1944 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.

Died February 20th, 1989 at 44 years old in Suresnes (falling).

Gerrit Komrij

Dutch writer (1944–2012).

Born March 30th, 1944 in Winterswijk.

Died July 5th, 2012 at 68 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]

Suzanne Brøgger

Danish writer.

Born November 18th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Copenhagen.

Göran Stangertz

Swedish actor (1944-2012).

Born July 19th, 1944 in Flen church parish.

Died October 27th, 2012 at 68 years old in Helsingborgs Maria church parish (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Dominique Lecourt

French philosopher (1944–2022).

Born February 5th, 1944 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Died May 1st, 2022 at 78 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Oqil Oqilov

Tajikistani politician.

Born February 2nd, 1944 (age 82 years) in Khujand.

Elisabeth Trissenaar

Austrian actress (1944–2024).

Born April 13th, 1944 in Vienna.

Died January 14th, 2024 at 79 years old in Berlin. [ref]

János Martonyi

Hungarian jurist, lawyer, diplomat, politician (born: 1944).

Born April 5th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Cluj-Napoca.

Botho Strauss

German playwright, novelist, and essayist.

Born December 2nd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Naumburg.

Carlos Pachamé

Argentine association football player and manager.

Born February 25th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Fortín Olavarría.

Viveka Seldahl

Swedish actress (1944–2001).

Born March 15th, 1944 in Oscar Parish.

Died November 3rd, 2001 at 57 years old in Kungsholm parish (cancer).

Gianluigi Trovesi

Italian jazz musician.

Born January 10th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Nembro.

France Castel

Canadian actor, television presenter and radio host.

Born August 31st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Sherbrooke.

Joe Cheung

Hong kong actor, film director and screenwriter.

Born July 24th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Kwangsi. [ref]

Josip Pirmajer

Slovenian footballer (1944–2018).

Born February 14th, 1944 in Municipality of Trbovlje.

Died June 24th, 2018 at 74 years old in Srbobran (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Eduardo Nascimento

Angolan singer (1944–2019).

Born June 26th, 1944 in Luanda.

Died November 22nd, 2019 at 75 years old in Lisbon (disease). [ref]

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