Nancy Lynch

American computer scientist.

Born January 19th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Brooklyn.

Thomas Joseph Tobin

Catholic bishop.

Born April 1st, 1948 (age 78 years) in Pittsburgh.

Hans Köchler

Austrian philosopher.

Born October 18th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Schwaz.

Jeon Tae-il

Korean trade unionist and human right activist (1948–1970).

Born August 26th, 1948 in Daegu.

Died November 13th, 1970 at 22 years old in Dongdaemun District (self-immolation).

David Albahar

Serbian writer (1948-2023).

Born March 15th, 1948 in Peja.

Died July 30th, 2023 at 75 years old in Belgrade. ^[ref]

Chantal Lauby

French actress, comedian, film director and screenwriter.

Born March 23rd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Gap.

Joel Santana

Brazilian association football player and manager.

Born December 25th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Sami Hafez Anan

Egyptian military officer; chief of staff of the egyptian armed forces.

Born February 2nd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Dakahlia Governorate.

Chizuko Ueno

Japanese sociologist.

Born July 12th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Kamiichi.

Zdravko Tolimir

Commander in the army of republika srpska.

Born November 27th, 1948 in Glamoč.

Died February 8th, 2016 at 67 years old in The Hague. ^[ref]

Azem Vllasi

Kosovar politician.

Born December 23rd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Kamenica, Kosovo.

Robert Hübner

German chess player, chess writer, and papyrologist (1948–2025).

Born November 6th, 1948 in Cologne.

Died January 5th, 2025 at 76 years old in Cologne (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

José Piñera Echenique

Chilean economist and free market reformer.

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

Gudrun Schyman

Swedish politician and feminist.

Born June 9th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Täby parish.

Cornel Dinu

Romanian footballer.

Born August 2nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Târgoviște.

Thomas Thieme

German actor.

Born October 29th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Weimar.

Mary Peters

United states secretary of transportation.

Born December 4th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Peoria.

Martin Suter

Swiss writer, playwright, screenwriter and publicist.

Born February 29th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Zurich.

Janusz Gortat

Polish boxer (1948–2023).

Born November 5th, 1948 in Brzozów.

Died December 19th, 2023 at 75 years old in Czeladź. ^[ref]

Jirō Akagawa

Japanese novelist.

Born February 29th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Fukuoka.

Gábor Presser

Hungarian musician, composer, singer.

Born May 27th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Budapest.

Mizengo Pinda

Tanzanian politician.

Born August 12th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Mpanda.

Hector Zazou

French musician (1948–2008).

Born July 11th, 1948 in Sidi Bel Abbès. ^[ref]

Died September 8th, 2008 at 60 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Galina Prozumenshchikova

Soviet olympic swimmer.

Born November 26th, 1948 in Sevastopol.

Died July 19th, 2015 at 66 years old in Moscow (disease).

Hartmut Michel

German biochemist (1988 nobel prize).

Born July 18th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Ludwigsburg. ^[ref]