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In the year 1948

1,628 Notable birthdays

Lia Tanzi

Italian actress.

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

Günter Haritz

German cyclist.

Born October 16th, 1948 in Heidelberg.

Died October 29th, 2025 at 77 years old (cancer). [ref]

Hans van Helden

Dutch speed skater.

Born April 27th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Almkerk.

Chato Galante

Spanish politician.

Born April 27th, 1948 in Madrid.

Died March 28th, 2020 at 71 years old in Madrid (COVID-19). [ref]

Yi Mun-yol

South korean writer.

Born May 18th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Seoul.

Algirdas Saudargas

Lithuanian politician.

Born April 17th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Kaunas.

Tsai Chih-chung

Comic artist.

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

Jacques Fieschi

French screenwriter.

Born August 27th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Oran.

Tubilandu Ndimbi

Dr congolese footballer (1948-2021).

Born March 15th, 1948 in Kinshasa.

Died June 17th, 2021 at 73 years old in Kinshasa. [ref]

Lindsay Wilson

New zealand rower.

Born October 15th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Methven.

Fahmida Hussain

Writer and scholar.

Born July 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Sindh, Hyderabad.

Gustavo de Simone

Uruguayan footballer.

Born April 23rd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Montevideo.

Natasha Lako

Albanian writer.

Born May 13th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Korçë.

Véronique Müller

Swiss singer.

Born February 9th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Murten.

Ralph Hutton

Canadian swimmer, olympic silver medallist, former world record-holder.

Born March 6th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Ocean Falls.

Alf Hansen

Norwegian rower.

Born July 13th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Oslo.

Ian Hallam

British bicycle racer.

Born November 24th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Basford.

Michał Misiurewicz

Polish mathematician.

Born November 9th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Warsaw.

Laura Pollán

Cuban dissident (1948-2011).

Born February 13th, 1948 in Manzanillo.

Died October 14th, 2011 at 63 years old in Havana. [ref]

Jila Mossaed

Iranian-swedish author.

Born April 4th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Tehran.

Martha Randall

American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist, former world record-holder.

Born June 12th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Chicago.

Jacques Vergnes

French footballer.

Born July 21st, 1948 in Magalas. [ref]

Died June 28th, 2025 at 76 years old in Sommières. [ref]

Yves Mariot

French professional football striker (1948-2000).

Born July 5th, 1948 in Nancy.

Died January 15th, 2000 at 51 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon (aneurysm).

Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra

Spanish politician.

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

Volodymyr Veremeyev

Soviet footballer.

Born November 8th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Spassk-Dalny.

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