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In the year 1949

1,591 Notable birthdays

Ann Druyan

American author and producer.

Born June 13th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Queens.

Jerry Harrison

American musician.

Born February 21st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Milwaukee.

Earl Hebner

American professional wrestling referee.

Born May 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Richmond.

Homi K. Bhabha

Indian critical theorist (born 1949).

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

Joachim Sauer

German chemist and former second gentleman of germany.

Born April 19th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Hosena.

Marilyn Burns

American actress (1949-2014).

Born May 7th, 1949 in Erie. [ref]

Died August 5th, 2014 at 65 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Harry Turtledove

American novelist, short story author, essayist, historian.

Born June 14th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Los Angeles.

Dutch Mantel

American professional wrestler and manager.

Born November 29th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Oconee County.

Josephine Chaplin

American actress (1949–2023).

Born March 28th, 1949 in Santa Monica.

Died July 13th, 2023 at 74 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Michael Hogan

Canadian actor.

Born March 13th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Kirkland Lake.

Elizabeth Edwards

Deceased wife of john edwards.

Born July 3rd, 1949 in Jacksonville.

Died December 7th, 2010 at 61 years old in Chapel Hill (breast cancer). [ref]

Ann Romney

Wife of mitt romney, first lady of massachusetts.

Born April 16th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Bloomfield Hills.

Ken Wilber

American writer and public speaker.

Born January 31st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Oklahoma City.

Charles Roven

American film producer.

Born August 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Los Angeles.

Dennis Taylor

British snooker player.

Born January 19th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Coalisland.

Hans-Hermann Hoppe

Austrian school economist and libertarian anarcho-capitalist philosopher.

Born September 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Peine.

Terry Reid

British musician (1949–2025).

Born November 13th, 1949 in Huntingdon.

Died August 4th, 2025 at 75 years old in Rancho Mirage. [ref]

Tom Verlaine

American singer and guitarist (1949–2023).

Born December 13th, 1949 in Morristown.

Died January 28th, 2023 at 73 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Geoff Pierson

American actor.

Born June 16th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Chicago.

Don Muraco

American professional wrestler.

Born September 10th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Sunset Beach.

Stan Rogers

Canadian folk singer.

Born November 29th, 1949 in Hamilton.

Died June 2nd, 1983 at 33 years old in Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Hebron (smoke inhalation injury).

Nobu Matsuhisa

Japanese chef.

Born March 10th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Saitama.

Kgalema Motlanthe

President of south africa, deputy president of the ruling african national congress (anc) and secretary-general of the african national congress.

Born July 19th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Johannesburg.

Hugh Cornwell

English musician and songwriter, member of the stranglers.

Born August 28th, 1949 (age 76 years) in London.

Dennis Lillee

Australian cricketer.

Born July 18th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Perth.

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