Dale Gardner

American astronaut (1948–2014).

Born November 8th, 1948 in Fairmont.

Died February 19th, 2014 at 65 years old in Colorado Springs (cerebral hemorrhage).

Nirj Deva

British politician (born 1948).

Born May 11th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Colombo.

Akira Kushida

Japanese singer.

Born October 17th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Yokohama. ^[ref]

Armando Calderón Sol

President of el salvador (1948-2017).

Born June 24th, 1948 in San Salvador. ^[ref]

Died October 9th, 2017 at 69 years old in Houston (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Jürgen Sparwasser

East german footballer and manager.

Born June 4th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Halberstadt.

Holger Osieck

German association football player.

Born August 31st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Duisburg.

Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel

Ethiopian catholic archbishop of addis abeba.

Born July 14th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Ethiopia.

Richie Cole

American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1948–2020).

Born February 29th, 1948 in Trenton.

Died May 2nd, 2020 at 72 years old in Carnegie. ^[ref]

Cildo Meireles

Brazilian conceptual artist (born 1948).

Born February 9th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Meir Shalev

Israeli writer.

Born July 29th, 1948 in Nahalal.

Died April 11th, 2023 at 74 years old in Alonei Abba (cancer). ^[ref]