Robert Palmer

English musician (1949–2003).

Born January 19th, 1949 in Batley.

Died September 26th, 2003 at 54 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).

Jessica Harper

American actress (born 1949).

Born October 10th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Chicago.

Tom Pryce

Racing driver.

Born June 11th, 1949 in Ruthin.

Died March 5th, 1977 at 27 years old in Kyalami (traffic collision).

Ernie Sabella

American actor.

Born September 19th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Westchester County.

Jarosław Kaczyński

Polish politician.

Born June 18th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Warsaw.

Steven Williams

American actor.

Born January 7th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Memphis.

Alla Pugacheva

Soviet-russian singer, composer, and actress.

Born April 15th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Moscow.

William Lane Craig

American christian apologist and theologian.

Born August 23rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Peoria.

Lech Kaczyński

Polish politician, democratic oppositionist, ministry of justice, president of poland (1949-2010).

Born June 18th, 1949 in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Died April 10th, 2010 at 60 years old in Smolensk (aviation accident). ^[ref]

Jeannie Berlin

American actress.

Born November 1st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Los Angeles.

Miuccia Prada

Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur.

Born May 10th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Milan.

Bo Xilai

Former politburo member of the communist party of china.

Born July 3rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Beijing.

Simon Kirke

British drummer.

Born July 28th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Lambeth.

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar

Afghan politician, mujahid and drug trafficker (born 1949).

Born August 1st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Kunduz. ^[ref]

Peter Friedman

American actor.

Born April 24th, 1949 (age 77 years) in New York City. ^[ref]

David A. Johnston

American volcanologist (1949–1980).

Born December 18th, 1949 in Chicago.

Died May 18th, 1980 at 30 years old in Mount St. Helens (1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens).

Leon Redbone

Musician, songwriter, arranger, producer (1949-2019).

Born August 26th, 1949 in Nicosia.

Died May 30th, 2019 at 69 years old in New Hope (dementia). ^[ref]

Joni Eareckson Tada

American artist.

Born October 15th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Baltimore.

Richard Hell

American musician.

Born October 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Lexington.

Floella Benjamin

British actress, author, and businesswoman (born 1949).

Born September 23rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Pointe-à-Pierre.

Maury Chaykin

American actor (1949-2010).

Born July 27th, 1949 in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

Died July 27th, 2010 at 61 years old in Toronto (heart failure). ^[ref]

Ian Charleson

Scottish actor (1949-1990).

Born August 11th, 1949 in Edinburgh. ^[ref]

Died January 6th, 1990 at 40 years old in London (death from AIDS-related complications). ^[ref]

Gundappa Viswanath

Indian cricketer.

Born February 12th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Bhadravathi.

Geoff Capes

British shot putter and strongman (1949–2024).

Born August 21st, 1949 in Holbeach. ^[ref]

Died October 23rd, 2024 at 75 years old ^[ref]

Alan White

English rock drummer (1949–2022).

Born June 14th, 1949 in Ferryhill.

Died May 26th, 2022 at 72 years old in Seattle. ^[ref]