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In the year 1948

1,627 Notable birthdays

Gáspár Miklós Tamás

Hungarian philosopher (1948–2023).

Born November 28th, 1948 in Cluj-Napoca.

Died January 15th, 2023 at 74 years old in Budapest (chronic condition). [ref]

Irina Kupchenko

Soviet and russian actress.

Born March 1st, 1948 (age 78 years) in Vienna.

Sándor Pintér

Hungarian politician.

Born July 3rd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Budapest.

Andrei Pleșu

Romanian philosopher.

Born August 23rd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Bucharest.

Franco Gasparri

Italian actor (1948–1999).

Born October 31st, 1948 in Senigallia.

Died March 28th, 1999 at 50 years old in Rome.

John Dew

Roman catholic archbishop (born 1948).

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

Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré

Former prime minister of burkina faso.

Born August 27th, 1948 (age 77 years) in French Upper Volta.

Pierre Rosanvallon

French historian, political theorist and intellectual.

Born January 1st, 1948 (age 78 years) in Blois. [ref]

Toshinori Kondo

Japanese trumpeter, music producer (1948-2020).

Born December 15th, 1948 in Imabari.

Died October 17th, 2020 at 71 years old [ref]

Guy Gardner

American astronaut.

Born January 6th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Altavista.

Kunio Hatoyama

Japanese politician (1948–2016).

Born September 13th, 1948 in Tokyo.

Died June 21st, 2016 at 67 years old in Tokyo (duodenal ulcer). [ref]

Jagmohan Kaur

Musical artist (1948-1997).

Born October 15th, 1948 in Pathankot.

Died December 6th, 1997 at 49 years old in Ludhiana.

Sven Alkalaj

Bosnia and herzegovina ambassador to the united states.

Born November 11th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Sarajevo.

Russ Hellickson

Olympic wrestler.

Born May 29th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Madison.

Josef Hickersberger

Austrian footballer and manager.

Born April 27th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Amstetten.

Isgandar Hamidov

Azerbaijani politician (1948–2020).

Born April 10th, 1948 in Bağlıpəyə.

Died February 26th, 2020 at 71 years old in Baku (stroke).

David Lyon

British sociologist.

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

John Dalli

Maltese politician.

Born October 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Valletta.

Danuta Hübner

Polish economist and politician.

Born April 8th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Nisko.

Toshio Suzuki

Japanese producer.

Born August 19th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Nagoya.

Kaiji Kawaguchi

Japanese mangaka.

Born July 27th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Hiroshima.

Gabriele Seyfert

German figure skater.

Born November 23rd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Chemnitz.

Ludwig Scotty

Nauruan politician, president.

Born June 20th, 1948 in Anabar District.

Died February 25th, 2026 at 77 years old [ref]

Heinz Flohe

German footballer (1948-2013).

Born January 28th, 1948 in Euskirchen.

Died June 15th, 2013 at 65 years old in Vettweiß (stroke). [ref]

Pentti Arajärvi

Finnish doctor of law.

Born June 2nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Helsinki.

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