Abdallah Senussi

Head of libyan military intelligence.

Born December 5th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Wadi al Shatii District.

Daniel Lavoie

Canadian musician.

Born March 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Dunrea.

Trương Tấn Sang

Former president of vietnam.

Born January 21st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Đức Hòa.

Irene Mecchi

American writer for television, movies, newspapers, and broadway (born 1949).

Born September 21st, 1949 (age 76 years) in San Francisco.

Antonello Venditti

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1949-).

Born March 8th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Rome.

Peter C. Gøtzsche

Danish medical researcher.

Born November 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Næstved.

Pete Visclosky

American politician.

Born August 13th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Gary.

Leslie Valiant

Computer scientist, university teacher (1949-).

Born March 28th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Budapest.

Joseph Tainter

American anthropologist.

Born December 8th, 1949 (age 76 years) in San Francisco. ^[ref]

Michael W. Young

American geneticist, chronobiologist.

Born March 28th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Miami.

Elmore Smith

American basketball player.

Born May 9th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Macon.

Vladimir Vasiliev

Parliamentary leader of united russia.

Born August 11th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Klin.

Jamil Mahuad

41st constitutional president of the republic of ecuador.

Born July 29th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Loja.

William Forsythe

American choreographer (born 1949).

Born December 30th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City.

Milena Canonero

Italian costume designer.

Born July 13th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Turin.

Blase Cupich

Catholic archbishop and cardinal.

Born March 19th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Omaha.

Dean Shek

Hong kong actor and producer (1949–2021).

Born June 17th, 1949 in Tianjin. ^[ref]

Died September 20th, 2021 at 72 years old in Hong Kong (cancer). ^[ref]

Boualem Sansal

Algerian and french writer.

Born October 15th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Theniet El Had. ^[ref]

Judi Bari

American environmentalist (1949–1997).

Born November 7th, 1949 in Baltimore.

Died March 2nd, 1997 at 47 years old in California (breast cancer).

James Silas

American basketball player.

Born February 11th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Tallulah.

Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara

Nigerien president (1949-1999).

Born May 9th, 1949 in Dogondoutchi, Maradi.

Died April 9th, 1999 at 49 years old in Niamey (deliberate murder, gunshot wound).

Joan Burton

Irish former labour party leader (b. 1949).

Born February 1st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Dublin.

James Michael Harvey

American roman catholic cardinal.

Born October 20th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Milwaukee.

Big Youth

Jamaican deejay.

Born April 19th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Kingston.

Tarık Akan

Turkish actor and film producer (1949–2016).

Born December 13th, 1949 in Istanbul.

Died September 16th, 2016 at 66 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). ^[ref]