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In the year 1949

1,727 Notable birthdays

Brian Kerwin

Actor.

Born October 25th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Chicago.

John Miles

English rock musician and singer (1949–2021).

Born April 23rd, 1949 in Jarrow.

Died December 5th, 2021 at 72 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne (disease). [ref]

Ed O'Ross

American actor.

Born July 4th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Pittsburgh.

Scott Turow

American writer.

Born April 12th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Chicago.

Padma Khanna

Indian actress.

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

Noli de Castro

Filipino broadcaster; vice president of the philippines from 2004 to 2010.

Born July 6th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Pola.

Lou Macari

Scottish association football player and manager.

Born June 4th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Largs.

John Madden

English theatre, film, television, and radio director.

Born April 8th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Hampshire.

Maureen McGovern

American recording artist; actress and singer.

Born July 27th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Youngstown.

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer, musician and actor (1949-2016).

Born June 14th, 1949 in Lubefu.

Died April 24th, 2016 at 66 years old in Abidjan (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Antony Sher

British actor, writer and theatre director (1949–2021).

Born June 14th, 1949 in Cape Town.

Died December 2nd, 2021 at 72 years old in Stratford-upon-Avon (cancer). [ref]

Claudia Jennings

American actress and model (1949-1979).

Born December 20th, 1949 in Evanston.

Died October 3rd, 1979 at 29 years old in Malibu (car collision).

Don Baylor

American baseball player and manager (1949–2017).

Born June 28th, 1949 in Austin.

Died August 7th, 2017 at 68 years old in Austin (bone cancer).

Joe Barton

American politician; u.s. representative for texas.

Born September 15th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Waco.

Rajesh Vivek

Indian actor (1949-2016).

Born January 31st, 1949 in Jaunpur.

Died January 14th, 2016 at 66 years old in Hyderabad (myocardial infarction).

Elizabeth George

American mystery and thriller writer.

Born February 26th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Warren.

Dave Gibbons

English comics artist and writer.

Born April 14th, 1949 (age 77 years) in London.

Sandra Mason

1st president of barbados.

Born January 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Saint Philip.

Mineko Iwasaki

Japanese geisha.

Born November 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Kyoto.

Leslie Feinberg

American transgender activist and writer (1949–2014).

Born September 1st, 1949 in Kansas City. [ref]

Died November 15th, 2014 at 65 years old in Syracuse (Lyme disease).

Jack Handey

American writer.

Born February 25th, 1949 (age 77 years) in San Antonio.

Ingrid Newkirk

British-american animal rights advocate, author & activist.

Born June 11th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Kingston upon Thames.

Peter Ackroyd

English author (born 1949).

Born October 5th, 1949 (age 76 years) in London.

Richard Price

American novelist and screenwriter.

Born October 12th, 1949 (age 76 years) in The Bronx.

Patrick Kilpatrick

American actor.

Born August 20th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Orange County.

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