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In the year 1946

1,769 Notable birthdays

Elisabeth Sladen

British actress.

Born February 1st, 1946 in Liverpool.

Died April 19th, 2011 at 65 years old in Southall (cancer). [ref]

Ron Silver

American actor and activist (1946-2009).

Born July 2nd, 1946 in Manhattan.

Died March 15th, 2009 at 62 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer). [ref]

Michael Ontkean

Canadian actor.

Born January 24th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Vancouver.

Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Russian politician (1946–2022).

Born April 25th, 1946 in Almaty.

Died April 6th, 2022 at 75 years old in Moscow (COVID-19, pulmonary edema, septic shock). [ref]

Dennis Dugan

American actor and film director (born 1946).

Born September 5th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Wheaton.

Jim Kelly

American athlete, actor, and martial artist (1946-2013).

Born May 5th, 1946 in Paris.

Died June 29th, 2013 at 67 years old in San Diego (cancer). [ref]

Peter Wolf

American musician.

Born March 7th, 1946 (age 80 years) in The Bronx.

Loudon Wainwright III

American singer-songwriter, humorist, and actor.

Born September 5th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Chapel Hill.

Barbara Lee

American politician (born 1946).

Born July 16th, 1946 (age 79 years) in El Paso.

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 (1946–1978).

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.

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