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In the year 1948

1,627 Notable birthdays

Ricardo Lewandowski

Brazilian judge, politician, former justice of the supreme federal court of brazil from 2006 to 2023 and the 111th minister of justice and public security of brazil from 2024 to 2026 (born 1948).

Born May 11th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Kate Warner

Governor of tasmania.

Born July 14th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Hobart.

Noboru Sugimura

Japanese television writer (1948-2005).

Born June 28th, 1948.

Died February 25th, 2005 at 56 years old

Ousainou Darboe

Gambian politician.

Born August 8th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Dobbo.

Richard Hickox

English conductor (1948-2008).

Born March 5th, 1948 in Stokenchurch.

Died November 23rd, 2008 at 60 years old in Swansea (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Abd al-Malek Selal

Algerian politician and prime minister.

Born August 1st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Constantine.

Marjan

Iranian singer and actress (1948–2020).

Born July 14th, 1948 in Tehran, Shiraz. [ref]

Died June 6th, 2020 at 71 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Fauzi Bowo

Indonesian politician.

Born April 10th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Jakarta. [ref]

Volker Finke

German association football player and manager.

Born March 24th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Nienburg/Weser.

Alec Lindsay

English association football player.

Born February 27th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Bury.

Baldwin Lonsdale

Ni-vanuatu politician and anglican priest.

Born August 5th, 1948 in Mota Lava. [ref]

Died June 17th, 2017 at 68 years old in Port Vila (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Dale Gardner

American astronaut (1948–2014).

Born November 8th, 1948 in Fairmont.

Died February 19th, 2014 at 65 years old in Colorado Springs (cerebral hemorrhage).

Nirj Deva

British politician (born 1948).

Born May 11th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Colombo.

Akira Kushida

Japanese singer.

Born October 17th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Yokohama. [ref]

Armando Calderón Sol

President of el salvador (1948-2017).

Born June 24th, 1948 in San Salvador. [ref]

Died October 9th, 2017 at 69 years old in Houston (lung cancer). [ref]

Jürgen Sparwasser

East german footballer and manager.

Born June 4th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Halberstadt.

Holger Osieck

German association football player and manager.

Born August 31st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Duisburg, Homberg.

Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel

Ethiopian catholic archbishop of addis abeba.

Born July 14th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Ethiopia.

Richie Cole

American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1948–2020).

Born February 29th, 1948 in Trenton.

Died May 2nd, 2020 at 72 years old in Carnegie. [ref]

Ken Ishikawa

Japanese mangaka (1948–2006).

Born June 28th, 1948 in Karasuyama.

Died November 15th, 2006 at 58 years old in Tochigi (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Cildo Meireles

Brazilian conceptual artist (born 1948).

Born February 9th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Carmen Lomana

Spanish businesswoman and socialite.

Born August 1st, 1948 (age 77 years) in León.

Meir Shalev

Israeli writer (1948–2023).

Born July 29th, 1948 in Nahalal.

Died April 11th, 2023 at 74 years old in Alonei Abba (cancer). [ref]

B. Jayant Baliga

American electrical engineer from india.

Born April 28th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Chennai.

Enrique Meza

Mexican football manager.

Born March 3rd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Mexico City.

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