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In the year 1948

1,627 Notable birthdays

Jürgen Marcus

German singer.

Born June 6th, 1948 in Herne.

Died May 17th, 2018 at 69 years old in Munich (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht

German-born american literary theorist.

Born June 15th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Würzburg.

Mimmo Paladino

Italian painter (born 1948).

Born December 18th, 1948 in Paduli. [ref]

Died December 18th, 1948 at 0 years old

Régis Wargnier

French film director.

Born April 18th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Metz.

Werner Lorant

German association football player and manager.

Born November 21st, 1948 in Welver.

Died April 20th, 2025 at 76 years old in Wasserburg am Inn. [ref]

Shinji Tanimura

Japanese singer-songwriter, talent.

Born December 11th, 1948 in Osaka.

Died October 8th, 2023 at 74 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

Benita Ferrero-Waldner

Austrian diplomat and politician.

Born September 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Salzburg.

Rosemary Casals

Us tennis player.

Born September 16th, 1948 (age 77 years) in San Francisco.

Bernard Dietz

German footballer and manager.

Born March 22nd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Bockum-Hövel.

Ratko Rudić

Croatian water polo player and coach.

Born June 7th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Belgrade.

Daniela Giordano

Italian actress and miss italy 1966.

Born November 7th, 1948 in Palermo. [ref]

Died December 16th, 2022 at 74 years old in Palermo. [ref]

Dennis Gassner

Art director.

Born October 22nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Vancouver.

Manuel Bento

Portuguese footballer (1948–2007).

Born June 25th, 1948 in Golegã.

Died March 1st, 2007 at 58 years old in Barreiro (myocardial infarction).

Orchidea De Santis

Italian actress.

Born December 20th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Bari.

Natalya Sedykh

Russian skater.

Born July 10th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Moscow.

Pierre Ndaye Mulamba

Dr congolese footballer (1948–2019).

Born November 4th, 1948 in Kananga.

Died January 26th, 2019 at 70 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]

Dragan Kapičić

Serbian basketball player.

Born August 7th, 1948 in Belgrade.

Died June 24th, 2024 at 75 years old in Belgrade.

Helga Anders

Austrian television actress (1948–1986).

Born January 11th, 1948 in Innsbruck.

Died March 31st, 1986 at 38 years old in Haar (myocardial infarction).

Florea Dumitrache

Romanian footballer (1948-2007).

Born May 22nd, 1948 in Bucharest.

Died April 26th, 2007 at 58 years old in Bucharest (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Per Bak

Danish physicist (1948-2002).

Born December 8th, 1948 in Denmark.

Died October 16th, 2002 at 53 years old in Copenhagen.

Dennis Awtrey

American professional basketball player.

Born February 22nd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Hollywood. [ref]

Wolf Erlbruch

German illustrator and writer (1948–2022).

Born June 30th, 1948 in Wuppertal. [ref]

Died December 11th, 2022 at 74 years old in Wuppertal. [ref]

Magdaléna Vášáryová

Slovak actress, politician and diplomat.

Born August 26th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Banská Štiavnica.

Guido Knopp

German journalist.

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

Nikola Šainović

Prime minister of serbia.

Born December 7th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Bor.

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