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In the year 1946

1,764 Notable birthdays

Viktor Tretiakov

Russian musician.

Born October 17th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Krasnoyarsk.

Pascal Bonitzer

French film director and screenwriter.

Born February 1st, 1946 (age 80 years) in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Marc Forné Molné

Andorran politician.

Born December 30th, 1946 (age 79 years) in La Massana.

Georges Bereta

French association football player (1946–2023).

Born May 11th, 1946 in Saint-Étienne.

Died July 4th, 2023 at 77 years old in L'Étrat. [ref]

Menachem Magidor

Israeli mathematician.

Born January 24th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Petah Tikva.

Michael Yeung Ming-cheung

Hong kong bishop (1946-2019).

Born December 1st, 1946 in Shanghai.

Died January 3rd, 2019 at 72 years old in Mid-Levels (liver cirrhosis).

Vittorio Giardino

Italian comic artist.

Born December 24th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Bologna.

Werner Müller

German manager and politician (1946–2019).

Born June 1st, 1946 in Essen.

Died July 15th, 2019 at 73 years old in Essen (cancer). [ref]

Nahum Sonenberg

Canadian microbiologist.

Born December 29th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Wetzlar. [ref]

Francesco Speroni

Italian politician.

Born October 4th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Busto Arsizio.

Vahidin Musemić

Yugoslav footballer (1946–2023).

Born October 29th, 1946 in Janja.

Died June 30th, 2023 at 76 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]

Amparo Ochoa

Mexican singer.

Born September 29th, 1946 in Costa Rica. [ref]

Died February 8th, 1994 at 47 years old in Mexico City. [ref]

John M. Lounge

American astronaut (1946–2011).

Born June 28th, 1946 in Denver.

Died March 1st, 2011 at 64 years old in Houston (liver cancer). [ref]

Wolfgang Kleff

German footballer.

Born November 16th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Schwerte.

Tom Gorman

American tennis player.

Born January 19th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Seattle.

Madeline Hartog-Bel

Won the 1967 miss world contest, representing peru.

Born June 12th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Camaná.

Liana Isakadze

Soviet and georgian violinist, music educator, conductor (1946–2024).

Born August 2nd, 1946 in Tbilisi. [ref]

Died July 5th, 2024 at 77 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]

Inga Nielsen

Danish opera soprano (1946-2008).

Born June 2nd, 1946 in Holbæk.

Died February 11th, 2008 at 61 years old in Gentofte Hospital (cancer). [ref]

Bruno Tabacci

Italian politician.

Born August 27th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Quistello.

Elizabeth A. Lynn

American writer.

Born June 8th, 1946 (age 79 years) in New York City.

Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero

Guatemalan president (1946–2024).

Born November 26th, 1946 in Santa Catarina Mita. [ref]

Died October 23rd, 2024 at 77 years old [ref]

Colette Besson

French sprinter.

Born April 7th, 1946 in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne.

Died August 9th, 2005 at 59 years old in Angoulins (lung cancer).

Martin van Bruinessen

Dutch anthropologist (born 1946).

Born July 10th, 1946 (age 79 years) in South Holland.

Dragutin Šurbek

Croatian table tennis player (1946–2018).

Born August 8th, 1946 in Zagreb.

Died July 15th, 2018 at 71 years old in Zagreb. [ref]

Mary Jo Bang

American poet.

Born October 22nd, 1946 (age 79 years) in Waynesville.

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