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In the year 1946

1,764 Notable birthdays

Susan Backlinie

American actress and stuntwoman (1946–2024).

Born September 1st, 1946 in Miami.

Died May 11th, 2024 at 77 years old in Ventura (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Shabnam

Bangladeshi actress.

Born August 17th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Dhaka.

Aziz Sancar

Turkish geneticist; nobel prize in chemistry 2015.

Born September 8th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Savur district.

Malcolm Rifkind

British politician (born 1946).

Born June 21st, 1946 (age 79 years) in Edinburgh.

Martin Barre

British guitarist.

Born November 17th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Birmingham.

Suze Randall

English photographer.

Born May 18th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Worcester.

Naoto Kan

94th prime minister of japan.

Born October 10th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Ube.

Issa Hayatou

Cameroonian basketball player and football executive.

Born August 9th, 1946 in Garoua.

Died August 8th, 2024 at 77 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]

Paul Herman

American actor (1946–2022).

Born March 29th, 1946 in Brooklyn.

Died March 29th, 2022 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]

Ajit Jogi

1st chief minister of chhattisgarh (1946–2020).

Born April 29th, 1946 in Bilaspur.

Died May 29th, 2020 at 74 years old in Raipur (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Claude Vorilhon

Founder of raëlism sect.

Born September 30th, 1946 (age 79 years).

J. Z. Knight

American cult leader.

Born March 16th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Roswell.

Lloyd Doggett

United states representative from texas.

Born October 6th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Austin.

Steve Kanaly

American actor.

Born March 14th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Burbank.

Tim Thomerson

American actor.

Born April 8th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Coronado.

Elfriede Jelinek

Austrian playwright and novelist.

Born October 20th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Mürzzuschlag. [ref]

Kate McGarrigle

Canadian singer and songwriter.

Born February 6th, 1946 in Montreal.

Died January 18th, 2010 at 63 years old in Montreal (cancer). [ref]

Michele Placido

Italian actor and film director.

Born May 19th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Ascoli Satriano.

Bruce Weber

American photographer (born 1946).

Born March 29th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Greensburg.

Billy Bonds

English footballer (1946–2025).

Born September 17th, 1946 in Woolwich.

Died November 30th, 2025 at 79 years old [ref]

Corrine Brown

American politician (born 1946).

Born November 11th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Jacksonville.

Roy Thomas Baker

British record producer, songwriter, arranger.

Born November 10th, 1946 in Hampstead. [ref]

Died April 12th, 2025 at 78 years old in Lake Havasu City. [ref]

Jack Horner

American paleontologist (born 1946 ).

Born June 15th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Shelby.

Sian Barbara Allen

American actress (1946–2025).

Born July 12th, 1946 in Reading.

Died March 31st, 2025 at 78 years old in Chapel Hill (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Tom Hicks

American private equity investor (1946–2025).

Born February 7th, 1946 in Port Arthur.

Died December 6th, 2025 at 79 years old in Dallas. [ref]

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