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]

Salif Keita

Malian singer-songwriter, referred to as the "golden voice of africa"..

Born August 25th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Djoliba.

Scott Turow

American writer.

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

Valentina Matviyenko

Russian politician.

Born April 7th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Shepetivka.

Lou Macari

Scottish association football player and manager.

Born June 7th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Largs.

Manik Sarkar

Ex chief minister of the tripura.

Born January 22nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Tripura.

Maureen McGovern

American recording artist; actress and singer.

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

John W. Thompson

American businessman.

Born April 24th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Fort Dix.

Elizabeth George

American mystery and thriller writer.

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

Padma Khanna

Indian actress.

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

Manny Villar

Filipino businessman; president of the senate of the philippines from 2006 to 2008.

Born December 13th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Tondo.

John Madden

English theatre, film, television, and radio director.

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

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).

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).

Mineko Iwasaki

Japanese geisha.

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

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).

Dave Gibbons

English comics artist and writer.

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

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]

Bandar bin Sultan

Saudi royal.

Born March 2nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Ta'if.

Rajesh Vivek

Indian actor (1949-2016).

Born January 31st, 1949 in Jaunpur.

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

Sandra Mason

1st president of barbados.

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

Jack Handey

American writer.

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

Patrick Kilpatrick

American actor.

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

Joe Barton

American politician; u.s. representative for texas.

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