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In the year 1948

1,481 Notable birthdays

Gunnar Nilsson

Swedish racing driver.

Born November 20th, 1948 in Helsingborg.

Died October 20th, 1978 at 29 years old in London (testicular cancer).

Alfonso Cano

Colombian revolutionary (1948–2011).

Born July 22nd, 1948 in Bogotá.

Died November 4th, 2011 at 63 years old in Suárez (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Roger Griffin

British historian.

Born January 31st, 1948 (age 78 years).

Richard Franklin

Australian film director.

Born July 15th, 1948 in Melbourne. [ref]

Died July 11th, 2007 at 58 years old in Melbourne (prostate cancer). [ref]

John M. McHugh

United states secretary of the army and a former republican politician.

Born September 29th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Watertown.

Edzard Ernst

British-german academic physician and researcher specializing in the study of alternative medicine..

Born January 30th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Wiesbaden.

Mark Kurlansky

American journalist and writer.

Born December 7th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Hartford.

Charlie Scott

American basketball player.

Born December 15th, 1948 (age 77 years) in New York City.

Mate Parlov

Croatian boxer and olympic gold medalist (1948–2008).

Born November 16th, 1948 in Split.

Died July 29th, 2008 at 59 years old in Pula (lung cancer). [ref]

Jackie Mittoo

Jamaican-canadian keyboardist, songwriter and musical director.

Born March 3rd, 1948 in Brown's Town. [ref]

Died December 16th, 1990 at 42 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]

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