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In the year 1944

1,618 Notable birthdays

Georgi Popov

Bulgarian footballer (1944–2024).

Born July 14th, 1944 in Plovdiv.

Died March 9th, 2024 at 79 years old in Plovdiv. [ref]

Frédéric Vitoux

French writer.

Born August 19th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Vitry-aux-Loges.

Uldis Bērziņš

Latvian poet and translator (1944–2021).

Born May 17th, 1944 in Riga.

Died March 24th, 2021 at 76 years old in Riga. [ref]

Marilyn White

American athletics competitor.

Born October 17th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Los Angeles.

Jan Olsson

Swedish association football player and manager (1944–2023).

Born March 18th, 1944 in Kungshamn.

Died May 18th, 2023 at 79 years old [ref]

Idriz Hošić

Yugoslav association football player (1944-).

Born February 17th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Prijedor.

Willy Planckaert

Road bicycle racer.

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

Gudrun Wagner

German opera manager (1944-2007).

Born June 15th, 1944 in Olsztyn.

Died November 28th, 2007 at 63 years old in Bayreuth. [ref]

Malik Jabir

Ghanaian footballer.

Born December 8th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Tamale.

Eli Ben Rimoz

Israeli footballer.

Born November 20th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Israel.

Gunhild Hoffmeister

East german middle distance runner and politician.

Born July 6th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Forst (Lausitz).

Álvaro Gil-Robles

Spanish jurist.

Born September 9th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Lisbon.

Jafar Kashani

Iranian footballer (1944-2019).

Born March 21st, 1944 in Tehran.

Died October 2nd, 2019 at 75 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Vitaly Tseshkovsky

Russian chess player (1944-2011).

Born September 25th, 1944 in Omsk.

Died December 24th, 2011 at 67 years old in Krasnodar. [ref]

Emilio Zapico

Spanish racing driver (1944–1996).

Born May 27th, 1944 in León.

Died August 6th, 1996 at 52 years old in Huete (aviation accident).

Thumma Bala

Indian roman catholic priest (1944–2024).

Born April 24th, 1944 in Narmetta.

Died May 30th, 2024 at 80 years old in Warangal.

Katarina Mazetti

Swedish writer.

Born April 29th, 1944 in Stockholm.

Died May 30th, 2025 at 81 years old in Lund. [ref]

Orlando Martínez

Cuban boxer.

Born September 2nd, 1944 in Havana.

Died September 22nd, 2021 at 77 years old in Havana. [ref]

Alvaro Dias

Brazilian politician, former federal deputy and former governor of the state of paraná, brazil.

Born December 7th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Quatá.

Vasso Papandreou

Greek politician and economist (1944–2024).

Born December 9th, 1944 in Valimitika.

Died October 17th, 2024 at 79 years old in Chalandri. [ref]

Peter Turrini

Austrian playwright.

Born September 26th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Sankt Margarethen im Lavanttal.

Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe

Belgian politician.

Born April 28th, 1944 (age 81 years).

Inna Ryskal

Russian volleyball player.

Born June 15th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Baku.

Magdaleno Mercado

Mexican footballer (1944-2020).

Born April 4th, 1944 in La Experiencia.

Died March 6th, 2020 at 75 years old [ref]

Peter Dietrich

German footballer.

Born March 6th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Neu-Isenburg.

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