The year was
1948
Here's everything we logged from 1948 — 2 worldwide and 1 from India.
Someone born this year is around 22 today.
Famous people born in 1948 Charles, Al, Hassan…
Notable figures who share this birth year.
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Charles III
King of the United Kingdom since 2022.
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Al Gore
Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
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Hassan Rouhani
President of Iran from 2013 to 2021.
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Svetlana Alexievich
Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer.
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George R. R. Martin
American writer and television producer.
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Yoshihide Suga
Prime Minister of Japan from 2020 to 2021.
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Gérard Depardieu
French actor.
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Sauli Niinistö
Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012-2024).
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Worldwide
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State of Israel founded
Israel declared independence. The Middle East would never be the same.
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LP records invented
Columbia Records introduced the 33⅓ RPM LP. Albums became a thing.
India
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Gandhi assassinated
Mahatma Gandhi was shot by Nathuram Godse on January 30. The nation wept.