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In the year 1949

1,727 Notable birthdays

Oscar Benton

Dutch artist (1949–2020).

Born February 3rd, 1949 in Haarlem.

Died November 8th, 2020 at 71 years old in IJmuiden (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Paulo Roberto Nunes Guedes

Brazilian economist and minister of economy of brazil (2019–2023).

Born August 24th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Jerry Goodman

American violinist (born 1949).

Born March 16th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Chicago. [ref]

Brigitte Mohnhaupt

German terrorist, communist militant and convicted murderer.

Born June 24th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Rheinberg.

Helene Hayman

British politician and peer (born 1949).

Born March 26th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Wolverhampton.

Abdallah Senussi

Head of libyan military intelligence.

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

Alfred Riedl

Austrian soccer player (1949–2020).

Born November 2nd, 1949 in Vienna.

Died September 8th, 2020 at 70 years old in Pottendorf. [ref]

Danielle Bunten Berry

American game designer and programmer (1949-1998).

Born February 19th, 1949 in St. Louis.

Died July 3rd, 1998 at 49 years old in Little Rock (cancer).

Ira Newborn

American musician, actor, orchestrator and composer.

Born December 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City.

Minette Walters

British crime writer.

Born September 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Bishop's Stortford.

James Elisha Folsom, Jr.

50th governor of alabama.

Born May 14th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Montgomery.

Takeshi Shudo

Japanese scriptwriter (1949–2010).

Born August 18th, 1949 in Fukuoka.

Died October 29th, 2010 at 61 years old in Nara (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Francis Monkman

British musician (1949-2023).

Born June 9th, 1949 in Hampstead.

Died May 12th, 2023 at 73 years old [ref]

John F. Tefft

U.s. foreign service officer.

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

Anita Borg

American computer scientist (1949-2003).

Born January 17th, 1949 in Chicago.

Died April 6th, 2003 at 54 years old in Sonoma (brain cancer).

Nick Rahall

American politician.

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

Oscar Martínez

Argentine-spanish actor.

Born October 23rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Buenos Aires.

Jim Chones

American basketball player.

Born November 30th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Racine.

Abhay Ashtekar

Indian physicist.

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

Simone

Brazilian singer.

Born December 25th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Salvador.

Jorge Bucay

Argentine writer.

Born October 30th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Zbigniew Rybczyński

Polish film director (born 1949).

Born January 27th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Łódź.

Dave Jerden

American record producer.

Born July 25th, 1949 in United States.

Died February 5th, 2025 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.

Masato Harada

Japanese film director, critic, and actor.

Born July 3rd, 1949 in Numazu.

Died December 8th, 2025 at 76 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

Ray Shulman

British musician (1949–2023).

Born December 8th, 1949 in Portsmouth.

Died March 30th, 2023 at 73 years old in London. [ref]

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