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In the year 1944

1,618 Notable birthdays

Ann-Christine Nyström

Finnish singer and bank teller (1944–2022).

Born July 26th, 1944 in Helsinki.

Died October 5th, 2022 at 78 years old in Danderyd Hospital. [ref]

Choe Pu-il

North korean politician.

Born March 6th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Hoeryong.

Eduardo Flores

Argentine footballer.

Born April 23rd, 1944 in La Plata.

Died January 20th, 2022 at 77 years old (cancer). [ref]

Ljiljana Buttler

Romani musician (1944-2010).

Born December 14th, 1944 in Belgrade.

Died April 26th, 2010 at 65 years old in Düsseldorf (cancer). [ref]

Krystyna Kuperberg

Polish-american mathematician.

Born July 17th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Tarnów.

Jiří Holík

Czech ice hockey player and coach.

Born July 9th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]

Valentin Smirnitsky

Soviet and russian actor.

Born June 10th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Moscow.

Jiří Holeček

Czech ice hockey player.

Born March 18th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Prague.

Kurt Binder

Austrian physicist (1944–2022).

Born February 10th, 1944 in Korneuburg.

Died September 27th, 2022 at 78 years old [ref]

Braulio Rodríguez Plaza

Catholic bishop.

Born January 24th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Aldea del Fresno.

Luis Ernesto Tapia

Panamanian footballer (1944–2024).

Born October 21st, 1944 in Panama City.

Died November 13th, 2024 at 80 years old in Panama City (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Glen Baxter

British illustrator (1944-2026).

Born March 4th, 1944 in Leeds. [ref]

Died March 29th, 2026 at 82 years old (carcinosis). [ref]

Freddy Thielemans

Belgian politician (1944-2022).

Born September 11th, 1944 in Laeken. [ref]

Died January 29th, 2022 at 77 years old in Neder-Over-Heembeek. [ref]

Pleun Strik

Dutch footballer (1944–2022).

Born May 27th, 1944 in Rotterdam.

Died July 14th, 2022 at 78 years old [ref]

Jan de Vries

Dutch motorcyclist (1944–2021).

Born January 5th, 1944 in Sint Jacobiparochie.

Died January 14th, 2021 at 77 years old in Purmerend. [ref]

Cristina Almeida

Lawyer and politician.

Born July 24th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Badajoz.

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck

Belgian politician.

Born June 17th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Brussels metropolitan area.

Markus Werner

Swiss writer (1944-2016).

Born December 27th, 1944 in Eschlikon.

Died July 3rd, 2016 at 71 years old in Schaffhausen.

Lorenza Guerrieri

Italian actress.

Born April 18th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Rome.

Edmund Joensen

Prime minister of the faroe islands.

Born September 19th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Oyri.

Erhard Keller

West german speed skater.

Born December 24th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Günzburg.

Herman de Coninck

Belgian poet and journalist (1944-1997).

Born February 21st, 1944 in Mechelen.

Died May 22nd, 1997 at 53 years old in Lisbon (cardiac arrest).

Mercedes Bresso

Italian politician.

Born July 12th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Sanremo.

Teresa Torańska

Polish writer (1944–2013).

Born January 1st, 1944 in Vawkavysk.

Died January 2nd, 2013 at 69 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer).

Mahieddine Khalef

Algerian footballer (1944–2024).

Born January 17th, 1944 in Mechra Bel Ksiri.

Died December 10th, 2024 at 80 years old in Algiers. [ref]

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