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In the year 1946
1,636 Notable birthdays
Deepak Chopra
Indian-born american author and alternative-medicine advocate, physician and public speaker.
Born October 22nd, 1946 (age 79 years) in New Delhi.
Johnny Crawford
American actor and singer (1946–2021).
Born March 26th, 1946 in Los Angeles.
Died April 29th, 2021 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (COVID-19). [ref]
Carl Wilson
American musician (1946–1998).
Born December 21st, 1946 in Hawthorne.
Died February 6th, 1998 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer, brain cancer).
Ivan Reitman
Slovak–canadian filmmaker (1946–2022).
Born October 27th, 1946 in Komárno.
Died February 12th, 2022 at 75 years old in Montecito. [ref]
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed r&b, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006).
Born September 2nd, 1946 in Houston.
Died June 6th, 2006 at 59 years old in Scottsdale (kidney failure, malignant hypertension). [ref]
Richard Carpenter
American pop musician.
Born October 15th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Yale – New Haven Hospital.
Pete Postlethwaite
English character actor (1946–2011).
Born February 16th, 1946 in Warrington. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2011 at 64 years old in Shrewsbury (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Randy Meisner
American musician and founding member of the eagles (1946–2023).
Born March 8th, 1946 in Scottsbluff.
Died July 26th, 2023 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). [ref]
Phil Robertson
American professional hunter, businessman and reality television personality.
Born April 24th, 1946 in Vivian. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2025 at 79 years old in West Monroe. [ref]
Terence McKenna
American ethnobotanist and mystic (1946–2000).
Born November 16th, 1946 in Paonia.
Died April 3rd, 2000 at 53 years old in San Rafael (brain cancer).
Jean Todt
Former fia president, un sg's special envoy for road safety.
Born February 25th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Pierrefort.
Reggie Jackson
American professional baseball player, outfielder, coach.
Gustavo Gaviria
Colombian drug trafficker (1946–1990).
Born December 25th, 1946 in Pereira.
Died August 11th, 1990 at 43 years old in Medellín (gunshot wound). [ref]
Dick Wolf
American television producer (born 1946).
Born December 20th, 1946 (age 79 years) in New York City.
Gregory Hines
American actor and dancer (1946–2003).
Born February 14th, 1946 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 2003 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer).
Marilyn vos Savant
American magazine columnist, author and lecturer.
Born August 11th, 1946 (age 79 years) in St. Louis.
Gram Parsons
American singer-songwriter.
Born November 5th, 1946 in Winter Haven.
Died September 19th, 1973 at 26 years old in Joshua Tree (drug overdose).
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