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In the year 1949

1,727 Notable birthdays

Ahmad Suradji

Indonesian serial killer (1949–2008).

Born January 10th, 1949 in Medan.

Died July 10th, 2008 at 59 years old in Jakarta (gunshot wound). [ref]

Larry Sellers

American actor.

Born October 2nd, 1949 in Pawhuska.

Died December 9th, 2021 at 72 years old

Tom Kite

Professional golfer.

Born December 9th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Austin.

Walid Jumblatt

Lebanese politician (born 1949).

Born August 7th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Beirut.

Daniel Webster

U.s. representative from florida.

Born April 27th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Charleston.

Rocco Commisso

Italian and american businessman (1949–2026).

Born November 25th, 1949 in Marina di Gioiosa Ionica. [ref]

Died January 16th, 2026 at 76 years old [ref]

Marcia Griffiths

Jamaican reggae singer.

Born November 23rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Kingston.

Robert Sternberg

American psychologist & scholar.

Born December 8th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Newark.

J. P. R. Williams

Welsh rugby union footballer (1949–2024).

Born March 2nd, 1949 in Bridgend.

Died January 8th, 2024 at 74 years old in Cardiff (bacterial meningitis). [ref]

Brenda Russell

American singer-songwriter.

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

Mary Pope Osborne

American children's writer.

Born May 20th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Fort Sill.

Theodore Dalrymple

Cultural critic and author.

Born October 11th, 1949 (age 76 years) in London.

Edmundo González

Venezuelan politician.

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

Teófilo Cubillas

Peruvian footballer.

Born March 8th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Lima. [ref]

Garry Tallent

American rock musician.

Born October 27th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Detroit.

Carl Franklin

Actor, screenwriter, film and television director.

Born April 11th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Richmond.

Max Azria

French-tunisian fashion designer.

Born January 1st, 1949 in Sfax.

Died May 6th, 2019 at 70 years old in Houston (lung cancer). [ref]

D. Raja

General secretary of the communist party of india.

Born June 3rd, 1949 (age 76 years).

Larry Wallis

British rock musician (1949–2019).

Born May 19th, 1949 in England.

Died September 19th, 2019 at 70 years old [ref]

Svika Pick

Israeli musician.

Born October 3rd, 1949 in Wrocław. [ref]

Died August 14th, 2022 at 72 years old in Ramat HaSharon.

Wayne Wang

American film director.

Born January 12th, 1949 (age 77 years) in British Hong Kong.

Steve Peregrin Took

English musician (1949–1980).

Born July 28th, 1949.

Died October 27th, 1980 at 31 years old in North Kensington (asphyxia).

Gary Grubbs

American actor.

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

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Ugandan-born british journalist and author.

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

Kim Su-mi

South korean actress (1949–2024).

Born September 3rd, 1949 in Gunsan.

Died October 25th, 2024 at 75 years old in The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (hyperglycemia). [ref]

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