Candy Darling

American actress (1944-1974).

Born November 24th, 1944 in Forest Hills.

Died May 21st, 1974 at 29 years old in New York City (leukemia, lymphoma).

Terry Brooks

American writer.

Born January 8th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Sterling.

Bobby Ball

English comedian.

Born January 28th, 1944 in Oldham.

Died October 28th, 2020 at 76 years old in Blackpool (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Peter King

American politician.

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

Tommie Smith

American track and field athlete.

Born June 6th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Clarksville.

Mike Bloomfield

American guitarist and composer.

Born July 28th, 1944 in Chicago. ^[ref]

Died February 15th, 1981 at 36 years old in San Francisco (drug overdose). ^[ref]

Klaus Nomi

German countertenor.

Born January 24th, 1944 in Immenstadt.

Died August 6th, 1983 at 39 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications). ^[ref]

Ravindra Jain

Indian composer.

Born February 28th, 1944 in Aligarh.

Died October 9th, 2015 at 71 years old in Mumbai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). ^[ref]

Nǃxau

Bush farmer, actor.

Born December 16th, 1944 in Tsumkwe.

Died July 5th, 2003 at 58 years old in Tsumkwe (tuberculosis).

Nguyễn Phú Trọng

General secretary of the communist party of vietnam (top leader) from 2011 to 2024.

Born April 14th, 1944 in Đông Anh.

Died July 19th, 2024 at 80 years old in Hanoi. ^[ref]