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In the year 1944
1,502 Notable birthdays
Dan Reeves
American football player and coach (1944–2022).
Born January 19th, 1944 in Rome.
Died January 1st, 2022 at 77 years old in Atlanta.
Mike Bloomfield
American guitarist and composer.
Born July 28th, 1944 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1981 at 36 years old in San Francisco (drug overdose). [ref]
Alexander Van der Bellen
President of austria since 2017 (born 1944).
Born January 18th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Vienna. [ref]
Rick Davies
British musician (1944–2025).
Born July 22nd, 1944 in Swindon.
Died September 6th, 2025 at 81 years old in Long Island (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Jon Kabat-Zinn
American professor emeritus of medicine and the creator of the stress reduction clinic and the center for mindfulness in medicine.
Alice Waters
American chef, activist and author.
Born April 28th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Chatham Borough.
Steve Fossett
American businessman, record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer.
Born April 22nd, 1944 in Jackson.
Died September 3rd, 2007 at 63 years old in Sierra Nevada (aviation accident). [ref]
Jeroen Krabbé
Dutch actor, film director (born 1944).
Born December 5th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Amsterdam.
David Lindley
American musician (1944–2023).
Born March 21st, 1944 in San Marino.
Died March 3rd, 2023 at 78 years old in Pomona. [ref]
Klaus Nomi
German countertenor (1944–1983).
Born January 24th, 1944 in Immenstadt im Allgäu.
Died August 6th, 1983 at 39 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Geoffrey Hughes
British actor (1944–2012).
Born February 2nd, 1944 in Wallasey.
Died July 27th, 2012 at 68 years old in Isle of Wight (prostate cancer). [ref]
Nicky Hopkins
English pianist and organist (1944–1994).
Born February 24th, 1944 in Greater London.
Died September 6th, 1994 at 50 years old in Nashville.
Miloš Zeman
President of the czech republic from 2013 to 2023.
Born September 28th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Kolín. [ref]
Johnny Isakson
American politician (1944–2021).
Born December 28th, 1944 in Atlanta.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 76 years old in Atlanta (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
James Toback
American screenwriter and film director.
Born November 23rd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Manhattan.
Rita Mae Brown
Novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist.
Born November 28th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Hanover.
Bobby Ball
English comedian (1944-2020).
Born January 28th, 1944 in Oldham.
Died October 28th, 2020 at 76 years old in Blackpool Victoria Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Ronald Lauder
American businessman, art collector, philanthropist, political activist.
Born February 26th, 1944 (age 82 years) in New York City.
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