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In the year 1944

1,618 Notable birthdays

Per Aage Brandt

Danish writer and linguist.

Born April 26th, 1944 in Buenos Aires.

Died November 11th, 2021 at 77 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Janet Simpson

English sprinter (1944-2010).

Born September 2nd, 1944 in Barnet.

Died March 14th, 2010 at 65 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Bhargavi Rao

Telugu novelist, translator, and english professor at osmania university.

Born August 14th, 1944 in Ballary.

Died May 23rd, 2008 at 63 years old in Hyderabad.

František Pospíšil

Czech ice hockey player (*1944).

Born April 2nd, 1944 (age 82 years) in Unhošť.

Jozef Jarabinský

Slovak footballer.

Born March 12th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Jarabina.

Lajos Puskás

Hungarian footballer.

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

George Hungerford

Canadian rower.

Born January 2nd, 1944 (age 82 years) in Vancouver.

Eddy Ottoz

Italian athlete.

Born June 3rd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Mandelieu-la-Napoule.

Annie Famose

Alpine skier.

Born June 16th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Jurançon.

Graham Webb

English racing cyclist (1944–2017).

Born January 13th, 1944 in Birmingham.

Died May 28th, 2017 at 73 years old in Eastwood. [ref]

Regine Heitzer

Austrian figure skater.

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

Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist

Swedish astronomer.

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

Patricio Cornejo

Chilean tennis player.

Born June 6th, 1944 (age 81 years) in San Antonio.

Ailo Gaup

Saami writer (1944–2014).

Born June 18th, 1944 in Kautokeino Municipality. [ref]

Died September 24th, 2014 at 70 years old in Oslo. [ref]

Cox Habbema

Dutch television actor, film actor, theatre director and actor (1944–2016).

Born March 21st, 1944 in Amsterdam. [ref]

Died April 18th, 2016 at 72 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]

Hans Ree

Dutch chess grandmaster (born 1944).

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

Ali Bin Nasser

Tunisian association football referee.

Born March 2nd, 1944 (age 82 years) in Tunisia.

Jan Suchý

Czech ice hockey player (1944–2021).

Born October 10th, 1944 in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]

Died August 24th, 2021 at 76 years old in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]

Andrei Sangheli

Prime minister of moldava.

Born July 20th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Grinăuți.

Adolfo Calisto

Portuguese footballer (1944–2024).

Born January 1st, 1944 in Barreiro.

Died August 29th, 2024 at 80 years old in Lisbon. [ref]

Dieter Brenninger

German footballer.

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

Thomas Burns

British catholic bishop (born 1944).

Born June 3rd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Belfast.

Félix de Azúa

Spanish writer and academic.

Born April 30th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Barcelona.

István Géczi

Hungarian footballer (1944–2018).

Born March 16th, 1944 in Sajóörös.

Died September 10th, 2018 at 74 years old in Budapest (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

Houmane Jarir

Moroccan footballer (1944-2018).

Born November 30th, 1944 in Casablanca.

Died May 19th, 2018 at 73 years old in Boston. [ref]

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