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In the year 1948

1,627 Notable birthdays

Dick Quax

New zealand athlete (1948–2018).

Born January 1st, 1948 in Alkmaar.

Died May 28th, 2018 at 70 years old in Auckland (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

David H. Levy

Canadian astronomer (born 1948).

Born May 22nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Montreal.

Rikky von Opel

Racecar driver.

Born October 14th, 1948 (age 77 years) in New York City.

Muhammad Zaidan

Palestinian politician (1948-2004).

Born December 10th, 1948 in Al-Nayrab Camp.

Died March 8th, 2004 at 55 years old in Iraq (cardiovascular disease).

Carmen Lawrence

Australian politician.

Born March 2nd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Northam.

Luis Caffarelli

Argentine mathematician.

Born December 8th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Sergey Lebedev

Russian military officer, cis secretary-general.

Born April 9th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Jizzakh.

Paul Mockapetris

American computer scientist and internet pioneer.

Born November 18th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Boston.

Victor Skumin

Russian scientist, writer, philosopher.

Born August 30th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Penza Oblast.

Gino Strada

Italian physician (1948-2021).

Born April 21st, 1948 in Sesto San Giovanni.

Died August 13th, 2021 at 73 years old in Honfleur (heart failure). [ref]

Kyung-wha Chung

South korean violinist.

Born March 26th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Seoul.

Joan D. Vinge

American writer.

Born April 2nd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Baltimore.

Lubomyr Melnyk

Ukrainian musician and composer.

Born December 22nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Munich.

Tony Ramos

Brazilian actor.

Born August 25th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Arapongas.

Edward Lazear

American economist (1948-2020).

Born August 17th, 1948 in New York City.

Died November 23rd, 2020 at 72 years old in Reno (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Kenneth Ribet

American mathematician,researcher and supervisor.

Born June 28th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Brooklyn.

Yossi Beilin

Israeli politician.

Born June 12th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Petah Tikva. [ref]

Miklós Németh

Hungarian economist and politician.

Born January 24th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Monok. [ref]

Mats Bergman

Swedish actor.

Born May 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Gothenburg.

Bernd Pischetsrieder

German automobile engineer.

Born February 15th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Munich.

Ruud Geels

Dutch footballer (1948-2023).

Born July 28th, 1948 in Haarlem.

Died November 18th, 2023 at 75 years old in Haarlem. [ref]

Eliezer Halfin

Munich massacre victim (1948–1972).

Born June 18th, 1948 in Riga.

Died September 6th, 1972 at 24 years old in Fürstenfeldbruck.

Jeffrey Richard de Corban Evans

Shipbroker (born 1948).

Born May 13th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Gothenburg.

Zakes Mda

South african writer.

Born October 6th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Sterkspruit, Herschel.

Eleonora Brown

Italian actress.

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

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