Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun

Catholic cardinal.

Born April 5th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Xiangkhouang Province.

Chris von Saltza

American swimmer.

Born January 13th, 1944 (age 82 years) in San Francisco.

Jean Taylor

American mathematician.

Born September 17th, 1944 (age 81 years) in San Mateo.

Michael Ande

German actor.

Born October 5th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Bad Wiessee.

Nils Malmros

Danish film director.

Born October 5th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Aarhus.

Margaret H. Wright

American computer scientist and academic.

Born February 18th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Hanford.

Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri

Iranian ayatollah (1944-2020).

Born October 19th, 1944 in Najaf.

Died August 18th, 2020 at 75 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Noëlle Cordier

French singer.

Born March 25th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Paris.

Edith McGuire

American athletics competitor.

Born June 3rd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Atlanta.

Nora Astorga

Nicaraguan revolutionary (1944-1988).

Born December 10th, 1944 in Managua.

Died February 14th, 1988 at 43 years old in Managua (breast cancer).