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In the year 1946

1,636 Notable birthdays

Murray Head

British actor and singer.

Born March 5th, 1946 (age 80 years) in London.

Anju Mahendru

Indian actress.

Born January 11th, 1946 (age 80 years) in India.

Dennis Kucinich

American politician (born 1946).

Born October 8th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Cleveland.

Isaias Afwerki

President of eritrea since 1993.

Born February 2nd, 1946 (age 80 years) in Asmara. [ref]

Satya Pal Malik

Indian politician.

Born July 24th, 1946 in Aligarh.

Died August 5th, 2025 at 79 years old in Delhi.

Chris Slade

Welsh drummer.

Born October 30th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Pontypridd.

Tim Pigott-Smith

English film and television actor and author (1946-2017).

Born May 13th, 1946 in Rugby.

Died April 7th, 2017 at 70 years old in Northampton (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Andrea Dworkin

American feminist writer (1946–2005).

Born September 26th, 1946 in Camden.

Died April 9th, 2005 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C. (cardiovascular disease).

Tom Savini

American actor, stuntman, director and makeup artist.

Born November 3rd, 1946 (age 79 years) in Pittsburgh.

Wes Unseld

American basketball player and coach (1946–2020).

Born March 14th, 1946 in Louisville. [ref]

Died June 2nd, 2020 at 74 years old in Catonsville (pneumonia). [ref]

Stan Smith

American tennis player.

Born December 14th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Pasadena.

Larry Csonka

Player of american football.

Born December 25th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Stow.

Eddie Aikau

Hawaiian surfer and lifeguard.

Born May 5th, 1946 in Kahului.

Died March 18th, 1978 at 31 years old in Maui County.

José Carreras

Spanish tenor (born 1946).

Born December 5th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Spain.

Ronnie Lane

English rock musician (1946–1997).

Born April 1st, 1946 in Plaistow.

Died July 4th, 1997 at 51 years old in Trinidad (pneumonia, multiple sclerosis).

Joe Dante

American filmmaker (born 1946).

Born November 28th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Morristown.

Chuck Hagel

American military veteran and former politician.

Born October 4th, 1946 (age 79 years) in North Platte.

Bishan Singh Bedi

Indian cricketer (1946–2023).

Born September 25th, 1946 in Amritsar.

Died October 23rd, 2023 at 77 years old in New Delhi. [ref]

Antonio Fargas

American actor who played huggy bear in starsky & hutch.

Born August 14th, 1946 (age 79 years) in New York City.

George Young

Australian rock musician (1946–2017).

Born November 6th, 1946 in Glasgow. [ref]

Died October 23rd, 2017 at 70 years old in Sydney. [ref]

Bruce Edwards Ivins

American microbiologist and vaccinologist (1946–2008).

Born April 22nd, 1946 in Lebanon.

Died July 29th, 2008 at 62 years old in Frederick (drug overdose). [ref]

Atiku Abubakar

Nigerian politician.

Born November 25th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Jada.

Roh Moo-hyun

16th president of the republic of korea (1946-2009).

Born September 1st, 1946 in Gimhae.

Died May 23rd, 2009 at 62 years old in Gimhae (head injury, suicide by jumping from height). [ref]

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece

Wife of king constantine ii of greece; titular queen consort of greece.

Born August 30th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Amalienborg.

Karen Silkwood

Labor union activist, chemical technician (1946–1974).

Born February 19th, 1946 in Longview.

Died November 13th, 1974 at 28 years old in Crescent.

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