Wayne Kramer

American musician (1948–2024).

Born April 30th, 1948 in Detroit. ^[ref]

Died February 2nd, 2024 at 75 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Peter James

British writer.

Born August 22nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Brighton.

Pick Withers

English rock and jazz drummer.

Born April 4th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Leicester.

Jan Palach

Czech student who killed himself by self-immolation in protest (1948–1969).

Born August 11th, 1948 in Všetaty, Londýnská. ^[ref]

Died January 19th, 1969 at 20 years old in Borůvkovo sanatorium (self-immolation).

Catherine Breillat

French actress, film director, writer and screenwriter (born 1948).

Born July 13th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Bressuire.

Kulsoom Nawaz

Pakistani politician (1950–2018).

Born March 29th, 1948 in Lahore.

Died September 11th, 2018 at 70 years old in London (cardiac arrest).

Prakash Karat

Indian politician.

Born February 7th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Yangon.

Agnieszka Holland

Polish film director and screenwriter.

Born November 28th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Warsaw.

Queen Alia of Jordan

Queen consort of jordan (1972-1977).

Born December 25th, 1948 in Cairo.

Died February 9th, 1977 at 28 years old in Amman (aircraft crash).

Chester Thompson

American drummer.

Born December 11th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Baltimore.

Trevor Brooking

English association football player (born 1948).

Born October 2nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Barking.

Michael Wood

English historian and broadcaster (born 1948).

Born July 23rd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Moss Side.

David Gemmell

British author of heroic fantasy (1948-2006).

Born August 1st, 1948 in London.

Died July 28th, 2006 at 57 years old in Hastings (cardiovascular disease). ^[ref]

Antonín Panenka

Czech footballer.

Born December 2nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Prague. ^[ref]

Martin Hannett

English musician and record producer (1948-1991).

Born May 31st, 1948 in Manchester.

Died April 18th, 1991 at 42 years old in Manchester (heart failure).

Kim Beazley

Australian politician, academic, diplomat, and viceroy.

Born December 14th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Perth.

Nick Broomfield

British film director.

Born January 30th, 1948 (age 78 years) in London.

Troy Evans

American actor.

Born February 16th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Missoula.

John Waters

Australian actor.

Born December 8th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Greater London.

Mary Weiss

American pop music vocalist (1948–2024).

Born December 28th, 1948 in New York City.

Died January 19th, 2024 at 75 years old ^[ref]

Uschi Digard

Swedish model and actress.

Born August 15th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Stockholm.

David Hungate

American bassist.

Born August 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Texas.

Cristina Saralegui

American journalist.

Born January 29th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Havana.

Penelope Milford

American actress.

Born March 23rd, 1948 in St. Louis.

Died October 14th, 2025 at 77 years old in Saugerties. ^[ref]

Deborah Shelton

American actress and beauty queen.

Born November 21st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Washington, D.C..