Louis Raphaël I Sako

Chaldean catholic patriarch.

Born July 4th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Zakho. ^[ref]

Jane Smiley

American novelist.

Born September 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Los Angeles.

Jim Flaherty

Canadian politician (1949–2014).

Born December 30th, 1949 in Lachine.

Died April 10th, 2014 at 64 years old in Ottawa (myocardial infarction).

Arjun Appadurai

Social-cultural anthropologist (born 1949).

Born February 4th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Mumbai.

Barriemore Barlow

British musician.

Born September 10th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Birmingham.

Brigitte Bierlein

Austrian jurist and politician, former federal chancellor of austria and president of the austrian constitutional court (1949–2024).

Born June 25th, 1949 in Vienna.

Died June 3rd, 2024 at 74 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Sherman Howard

American actor.

Born June 11th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Chicago.

Chrisye

Indonesian singer and songwriter (1949–2007).

Born September 16th, 1949 in Jakarta. ^[ref]

Died March 30th, 2007 at 57 years old in South Cipete (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Jack Bender

American film and television director.

Born September 25th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Los Angeles.

Robert Axelrod

American actor (1949–2019).

Born May 29th, 1949 in New York City.

Died September 7th, 2019 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications). ^[ref]

Lenny White

American drummer.

Born December 19th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City.

Scott Asheton

American drummer (1949–2014).

Born August 16th, 1949 in Washington, D.C..

Died March 15th, 2014 at 64 years old in Ann Arbor.

Christina Hart

Actress, director, producer.

Born July 21st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Lock Haven.

Peter Maffay

German singer and musician.

Born August 30th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Brașov. ^[ref]

Nancy Stephens

American actress and songwriter.

Born July 2nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Rusk.

Michael D. Griffin

American physicist and aerospace engineer.

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

Dan Barker

American atheist activist.

Born June 25th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Santa Monica.

Fred Frith

English musician, composer and improvisor.

Born February 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Heathfield.

George Fenton

British film composer (born 1949).

Born October 19th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Bromley.

Bruce Fairbairn

Canadian record producer (1949–1999).

Born December 30th, 1949 in Vancouver. ^[ref]

Died May 17th, 1999 at 49 years old in Vancouver. ^[ref]

Dan Cruickshank

Architectural historian, presenter.

Born August 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in London.

Niels Arestrup

French actor, film director and screenwriter (1949–2024).

Born February 8th, 1949 in Montreuil.

Died December 1st, 2024 at 75 years old in Ville-d'Avray. ^[ref]

Baleka Mbete

South african politician.

Born September 24th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Transvaal Province.

Jovita Carranza

American businesswoman.

Born June 29th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Illinois.

Paul Thomas

American pornographic actor and director.

Born April 17th, 1949 in Winnetka.

Died June 10th, 2025 at 76 years old ^[ref]