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In the year 1948

1,628 Notable birthdays

Nicolas Grimal

French egyptologist (born 1948).

Born November 13th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Libourne.

Hilarion Kapral

Bishop of the russian orthodox church outside russia.

Born January 6th, 1948 in Spirit River.

Died May 16th, 2022 at 74 years old in New York City.

Werner Hamacher

German literary critic and theorist influenced by deconstruction (1948-2017).

Born April 27th, 1948 in Oer-Erkenschwick.

Died July 7th, 2017 at 69 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]

Latika Katt

Indian sculptor (1948–2025).

Born February 20th, 1948 in Uttar Pradesh.

Died January 25th, 2025 at 76 years old in Jaipur. [ref]

Jan Graubner

Czech archbishop and theologist.

Born August 29th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Brno. [ref]

Valeria Sarmiento

Film editor, director, screenwriter.

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

Tim Mickelson

American rower (1948–2017).

Born November 12th, 1948 in Deerfield.

Died August 30th, 2017 at 68 years old in Seattle (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Alikram Hummatov

Azerbaijani convicted of treason.

Born October 28th, 1948 in Lerik.

Died December 22nd, 2022 at 74 years old in Netherlands.

Atilio Ancheta

Uruguayan footballer.

Born July 19th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Florida.

Hans Aabech

Danish footballer (1948-2018).

Born November 1st, 1948 in Copenhagen.

Died January 8th, 2018 at 69 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]

Leopoldo María Panero

Spanish poet (1948-2014).

Born June 16th, 1948 in León.

Died March 5th, 2014 at 65 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (heart failure).

Staffan Tapper

Swedish footballer.

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

Joseph Fargis

1948- show jumper olympian equestrian.

Born April 2nd, 1948 (age 78 years) in New York City.

Juan José Muñante

Peruvian footballer (1948-2019).

Born June 12th, 1948 in Pisco. [ref]

Died April 23rd, 2019 at 70 years old in Miami (lung cancer). [ref]

László Bálint

Hungarian footballer.

Born February 1st, 1948 (age 78 years) in Budapest.

Annemarie Huber-Hotz

Swiss politician (1948-2019).

Born August 16th, 1948 in Baar.

Died August 1st, 2019 at 70 years old in Schwarzsee (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Tibor Cservenyák

Hungarian water polo player.

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

Karl Schlögel

German historian of eastern europe.

Born March 7th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Hawangen.

Lydie Salvayre

French writer.

Born September 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Autainville. [ref]

Alexandru Neagu

Romanian footballer (1948-2010).

Born July 19th, 1948 in Bucharest.

Died April 17th, 2010 at 61 years old in Bucharest. [ref]

Lilis Suryani

Indonesian singer (1948-2007).

Born August 22nd, 1948 in Jakarta.

Died October 7th, 2007 at 59 years old (uterine cancer).

Ronny Bar-On

Israeli politician.

Born June 2nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Tel Aviv. [ref]

Mario Aldo Montano

Italian fencer.

Born May 1st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Livorno.

Anders Wejryd

Church of sweden archbishop.

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

Brigitte Mabandla

South african politician.

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

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