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In the year 1949

1,727 Notable birthdays

Roy Bittan

American keyboardist, member of the e street band.

Born July 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Queens.

Manny Villar

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

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

Dave Greenfield

British rock keyboardist (1949–2020).

Born March 29th, 1949 in Brighton.

Died May 3rd, 2020 at 71 years old (COVID-19). [ref]

Robin Thomas

American actor (1949-).

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

Will Ryan

American voice actor (1949–2021).

Born May 21st, 1949 in San Francisco.

Died November 19th, 2021 at 72 years old in Santa Monica.

José Pekerman

Argentine association football player and manager.

Born September 3rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Villa Domínguez.

Bandar bin Sultan

Saudi royal.

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

Lois McMaster Bujold

American novelist (born 1949).

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

Alan Lancaster

British bassist and singer (1949–2021).

Born February 7th, 1949 in London.

Died September 26th, 2021 at 72 years old in Sydney (multiple sclerosis). [ref]

A. C. Grayling

English philosopher.

Born April 3rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Luanshya.

Christopher Collins

American actor, voice artist and comedian (1943-1994).

Born August 30th, 1949 in Orange.

Died June 12th, 1994 at 44 years old in Ventura (encephalitis).

Henry Cele

Actor (1949-2007).

Born January 30th, 1949 in Durban. [ref]

Died November 2nd, 2007 at 58 years old in Durban (infectious disease). [ref]

Frankie Miller

Scottish rock singer-songwriter and actor.

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

Richard Prince

American painter and photographer (born 1949).

Born August 6th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Panama Canal Zone.

Mike Adamle

American football player and sports broadcaster (born 1949).

Born October 4th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Euclid.

Jo Ann Harris

American actress (born 1949).

Born May 27th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Los Angeles.

John Sentamu

Archbishop of york; bishop of birmingham; bishop of stepney; ugandan-born british anglican bishop (born 1949).

Born June 10th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Kampala.

Shivshankar Menon

Indian diplomat.

Born July 5th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Ottapalam.

Richard Neal

American politician (born 1949).

Born February 14th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Springfield.

Arturo Sandoval

Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer.

Born November 6th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Artemisa.

Pravin Gordhan

South african politician (1949–2024).

Born April 12th, 1949 in Durban.

Died September 13th, 2024 at 75 years old in Johannesburg (cancer). [ref]

Tommy Lee Wallace

American film director.

Born September 6th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Somerset.

Aishwarya of Nepal

Queen of nepal (1949-2001).

Born November 7th, 1949 in Lazimpat.

Died June 1st, 2001 at 51 years old in Narayanhiti Palace.

Jack McGee

American character actor.

Born February 2nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in South Bronx.

Paul Nurse

Nobel prize winning british biochemist.

Born January 25th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Norwich.

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