Janet Dailey

American writer (1944-2013).

Born May 21st, 1944 in Storm Lake.

Died December 14th, 2013 at 69 years old in Branson.

Phillip Sharp

American biologist.

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

Anand Satyanand

19th governor general of new zealand.

Born July 22nd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Auckland.

Michael Rosbash

American geneticist and chronobiologist.

Born March 7th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Kansas City.

Buddhadeb Dasgupta

Indian director (1944–2021).

Born February 11th, 1944 in Anara. ^[ref]

Died June 10th, 2021 at 77 years old in Kolkata. ^[ref]

Sheldon Brown

American cyclist, writer and mechanic.

Born July 14th, 1944 in Boston.

Died February 4th, 2008 at 63 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).

Kevin Coyne

English musician (1944-2004).

Born January 27th, 1944 in Derby.

Died December 2nd, 2004 at 60 years old in Nuremberg. ^[ref]

Ibrahim Gambari

Nigerian scholar and diplomat.

Born November 24th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Ilorin.

Richard Corliss

American editor for time magazine (1944-2015).

Born March 6th, 1944 in Philadelphia.

Died April 23rd, 2015 at 71 years old in New York City (stroke).

Haruhiko Kuroda

Japanese banker.

Born October 25th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Ōmuta.