James Young

American guitarist, singer and songwriter.

Born November 14th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Chicago.

Ahmed Patel

Indian politician (1949–2020).

Born August 21st, 1949 in Bharuch.

Died November 25th, 2020 at 71 years old in Gurgaon (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Belita Moreno

American actress.

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

Bob Zmuda

American writer.

Born December 12th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Chicago.

Edmundo González

Venezuelan politician.

Born August 29th, 1949 (age 76 years) in La Victoria.

Norm Coleman

American politician.

Born August 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City.

Barbara Goodson

American voice actress.

Born August 16th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Brooklyn.

Michael Brecker

American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949-2007).

Born March 29th, 1949 in Philadelphia.

Died January 13th, 2007 at 57 years old in New York City (leukemia). ^[ref]

Andy Scott

Welsh musician.

Born June 30th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Wrexham.

Wendy Sherman

Deputy unites states secretary of state from 2021 to 2023.

Born June 7th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Baltimore. ^[ref]

Tadashi Yanai

Japanese businessman.

Born February 7th, 1949 (age 77 years).

Bob Willis

English cricketer (1949-2019).

Born May 30th, 1949 in Sunderland.

Died December 4th, 2019 at 70 years old in Wimbledon. ^[ref]

Chavo Guerrero Sr.

American professional wrestler (1949-2017).

Born January 7th, 1949 in El Paso.

Died February 11th, 2017 at 68 years old in El Paso (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Marc Garneau

Canadian astronaut and politician (1949–2025).

Born February 23rd, 1949 in Quebec City.

Died June 4th, 2025 at 76 years old in Montreal (cancer). ^[ref]

Randall Wallace

American filmmaker.

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

George Friedman

American businessman and political scientist.

Born February 1st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Budapest.

Zoia Ceaușescu

Romanian mathematician (1949–2006).

Born February 28th, 1949 in Bucharest.

Died November 20th, 2006 at 57 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).

Anthony Denison

American actor.

Born September 20th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City.

Cheryl Campbell

British actress.

Born May 22nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in St Albans.

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017).

Born July 1st, 1949 in Munich. ^[ref]

Died May 24th, 2017 at 67 years old in Gualala, Sea Ranch (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Lene Lovich

American singer.

Born March 30th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Detroit.

Bruce Chatwin

English novelist (1940–1989).

Born May 13th, 1949 in Sheffield. ^[ref]

Died January 18th, 1989 at 39 years old in Nice (death from AIDS-related complications). ^[ref]

Larry Walters

Lawnchair balloon pilot (1949–1993).

Born April 19th, 1949 in Los Angeles.

Died October 6th, 1993 at 44 years old in Angeles National Forest (shot to the heart). ^[ref]

Nancy Kyes

American actress.

Born December 19th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Falls Church.

P. J. Carlesimo

American basketball player and coach.

Born May 30th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Scranton.