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In the year 1946

1,636 Notable birthdays

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Indian playback singer.

Born June 4th, 1946 in Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore district.

Died September 25th, 2020 at 74 years old in Chennai (cardiac arrest, COVID-19). [ref]

Jeff Sessions

American politician and lawyer (born 1946).

Born December 24th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Selma, Hybart.

Jane Birkin

British-french actress and singer (1946–2023).

Born December 14th, 1946 in London.

Died July 16th, 2023 at 76 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (leukemia). [ref]

Hassanal Bolkiah

Sultan of brunei.

Born July 15th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Bandar Seri Begawan.

N. R. Narayana Murthy

Indian businessman.

Born August 20th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Mysore.

Vinod Khanna

Indian actor, director, politician (1946–2017).

Born October 6th, 1946 in Peshawar.

Died April 27th, 2017 at 70 years old in Mumbai (bladder cancer). [ref]

Bonnie Bedelia

American actress (born 1948).

Born March 25th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Manhattan.

John Prine

American singer-songwriter (1946-2020).

Born October 10th, 1946 in Maywood.

Died April 7th, 2020 at 73 years old in Vanderbilt University Medical Center (COVID-19). [ref]

Marina Abramović

Serbian performance artist (born 1946).

Born November 30th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Belgrade.

Frank Welker

American actor (born 1946).

Born March 12th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Denver.

Janet Yellen

78th united states secretary of the treasury.

Born August 13th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Brooklyn.

Naomi Judd

American singer and actress (1946–2022).

Born January 11th, 1946 in Ashland.

Died April 30th, 2022 at 76 years old in Leiper's Fork (gunshot wound). [ref]

John Paul Jones

British bassist.

Born January 3rd, 1946 (age 80 years) in Sidcup.

Marianne Faithfull

British singer and actress (1946–2025).

Born December 29th, 1946 in Hampstead.

Died January 30th, 2025 at 78 years old in London. [ref]

Sanjay Gandhi

Indian politician (1946-1980).

Born December 14th, 1946 in New Delhi.

Died June 23rd, 1980 at 33 years old in New Delhi (aviation accident).

Donovan

Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Born May 10th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Glasgow.

Laura Bush

First lady of the united states from 2001 to 2009.

Born November 4th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Midland.

Cheech Marin

American actor.

Born July 13th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Los Angeles.

John Waters

American filmmaker, actor, comedian and writer (born 1946).

Born April 22nd, 1946 (age 80 years) in Baltimore.

Tyne Daly

American actress.

Born February 21st, 1946 (age 80 years) in Madison. [ref]

Al Green

American singer.

Born April 13th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Forrest City.

Benny Andersson

Swedish musician and composer.

Born December 16th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Stockholm.

David Suchet

English actor.

Born May 2nd, 1946 (age 79 years) in Paddington. [ref]

Peter Green

British blues rock guitarist (1946–2020).

Born October 29th, 1946 in London.

Died July 25th, 2020 at 73 years old in Canvey Island. [ref]

Robert Urich

Actor (1946-2002).

Born December 19th, 1946 in Toronto.

Died April 16th, 2002 at 55 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer).

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