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In the year 1949

1,727 Notable birthdays

Quini

Spanish footballer (1949-2018).

Born September 23rd, 1949 in Oviedo.

Died February 27th, 2018 at 68 years old in Gijón (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Genyo Takeda

Japanese video game designer.

Born March 7th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Osaka.

Shūichi Ikeda

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.

Born December 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Tokyo.

Christopher Durang

American playwright (1949–2024).

Born January 2nd, 1949 in Montclair. [ref]

Died April 2nd, 2024 at 75 years old in Pipersville. [ref]

Joseph Pilato

American actor (1949-2019).

Born March 16th, 1949 in Boston.

Died March 24th, 2019 at 70 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Mike Moore

Prime minister of new zealand in 1990.

Born January 28th, 1949 in Whakatāne.

Died February 2nd, 2020 at 71 years old in Auckland. [ref]

Gabriel Yared

Lebanese composer, conductor.

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

Andrew Latimer

English musician.

Born May 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Guildford.

Jeremy Thomas

British film producer.

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

Nigel Bennett

British actor.

Born November 19th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Wolverhampton.

Morten Olsen

Danish footballer.

Born August 14th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Vordingborg.

Abiola Ajimobi

Nigerian politician, former governor of oyo state (1949–2020).

Born December 16th, 1949 in Ibadan.

Died June 25th, 2020 at 70 years old in Lagos (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]

Bob Siebenberg

American drummer.

Born October 31st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Glendale.

Butch Goring

Canadian ice hockey player-coach.

Born October 22nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Saint Boniface.

Joel Brooks

American actor.

Born December 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City.

Dominic Sena

American film director, music video director.

Born April 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Niles.

Rudi Koertzen

Cricket umpire.

Born March 26th, 1949 in Knysna.

Died August 9th, 2022 at 73 years old

Christos Papadimitriou

Greek computer scientist (b. 1949).

Born August 16th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Athens.

Pauline Marois

30th premier of quebec (2012–2014).

Born March 29th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Quebec City.

Ahmad Zaki

Egyptian actor (1946–2005).

Born November 18th, 1949 in Zagazig.

Died March 27th, 2005 at 55 years old in 6th of October City (lung cancer).

Irina Rodnina

Russian politician and figure skater.

Born September 12th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Moscow.

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player.

Born August 18th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Surabaya. [ref]

Ralph Simpson

American basketball player.

Born August 10th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Detroit.

Paul Collier

British economist.

Born April 23rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Sheffield.

Daniel DiNardo

American roman catholic cardinal.

Born May 23rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Steubenville.

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