Merryl Wyn Davies

Welsh muslim scholar.

Born June 23rd, 1948 in Merthyr Tydfil.

Died February 1st, 2021 at 72 years old

Mao Chi-kuo

Taiwanese politician.

Born October 4th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Fenghua District.

Elsa Fornero

Italian academic and politician.

Born May 7th, 1948 (age 77 years) in San Carlo Canavese.

Natalya Gundareva

Soviet and russian actress (1948—2005).

Born August 28th, 1948 in Moscow.

Died May 15th, 2005 at 56 years old in Moscow (stroke).

Caio Fernando Abreu

Brazilian writer (1948–1996).

Born September 12th, 1948 in Santiago.

Died February 25th, 1996 at 47 years old in Porto Alegre (death from AIDS-related complications).

Yasumasa Kanada

Japanese mathematician.

Born April 18th, 1948 in Himeji. ^[ref]

Died February 11th, 2020 at 71 years old (coronary artery disease).

Miguel Canto

Mexican boxer.

Born January 30th, 1948 in Mérida.

Died April 16th, 2026 at 78 years old in Mérida. ^[ref]

Luc Bondy

Swiss theatre director (1948-2015).

Born July 17th, 1948 in Zurich. ^[ref]

Died November 28th, 2015 at 67 years old in Zurich (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Zoë Wicomb

South african author (1948–2025).

Born November 23rd, 1948 in Vanrhynsdorp. ^[ref]

Died October 13th, 2025 at 76 years old in Glasgow. ^[ref]

Rainer Zobel

German footballer and manager (born 1948).

Born November 3rd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Wrestedt.

Zoran Živković

Serbian writer.

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

Cathy Ferguson

American swimmer.

Born July 22nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Stockton.

Allen Henry Vigneron

American catholic archbishop.

Born October 21st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Mount Clemens. ^[ref]

Jun Ichikawa

1948-2008 japanese film director and screenwriter.

Born November 25th, 1948 in Tokyo.

Died September 19th, 2008 at 59 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage). ^[ref]

Ioannis Kasoulidis

Cypriot politician.

Born August 10th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Nicosia. ^[ref]

Jean-Pierre Haigneré

French air force officer and cnes astronaut.

Born May 19th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Paris.

Claudio Scajola

Italian politician (1948).

Born January 15th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Imperia.

Norbert Nigbur

German footballer.

Born May 8th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Gelsenkirchen.

Yūsaku Yara

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.

Born March 15th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Tokyo.

Adolfo Tito Yllana

Filipino roman catholic archbishop.

Born February 6th, 1948 (age 78 years).

Rita Barberá Nolla

Spanish politician (1948–2016).

Born July 16th, 1948 in Valencia.

Died November 23rd, 2016 at 68 years old in Madrid (liver cirrhosis). ^[ref]

Marianne Birthler

German politician.

Born January 22nd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Berlin.

Su Rong

Chinese politician.

Born October 29th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Taonan. ^[ref]

Liliane Saint-Pierre

Belgian singer.

Born December 18th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Diest.

Jens-Peter Bonde

Danish politician.

Born March 27th, 1948 in Aabenraa.

Died April 4th, 2021 at 73 years old in Arresødal Hospice. ^[ref]