John F. Tefft

U.s. foreign service officer.

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

Zbigniew Rybczyński

Polish film director (born 1949).

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

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]

Abhay Ashtekar

Indian physicist.

Born July 5th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Kolhapur.

Adam Zamoyski

Historian.

Born January 11th, 1949 (age 77 years) in New York City.

Emma Kirkby

English soprano.

Born February 26th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Camberley.

Jorge Bucay

Argentine writer.

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

Olivier de Funès

French actor.

Born August 11th, 1949 (age 76 years) in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Manuel Orantes

Spanish tennis player.

Born February 6th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Granada.

Elijah Harper

Canadian politician (1949-2013).

Born March 3rd, 1949 in Red Sucker Lake.

Died May 17th, 2013 at 64 years old in Ottawa.

Bonnie J. Dunbar

American engineer and astronaut.

Born March 3rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Sunnyside. ^[ref]

Odilo Scherer

Catholic cardinal.

Born September 21st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Cerro Largo.

Jean-Baptiste Mondino

French photographer (born 1949).

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

Leopoldo Luque

Argentine footballer (1949–2021).

Born May 3rd, 1949 in Santa Fe.

Died February 15th, 2021 at 71 years old in Mendoza (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Julia Migenes

American soprano.

Born March 13th, 1949 (age 77 years) in New York City.

Fan Chung

Taiwanese-born american mathematician.

Born October 9th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Kaohsiung.

Bert Vogelstein

American oncologist.

Born June 2nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Baltimore.

Michael Wagener

German record producer.

Born April 25th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Wuppertal. ^[ref]

Nancy Hollister

American politician.

Born May 22nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Marietta.

Mustafa Denizli

Turkish association football player and coach (born 1949).

Born November 10th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Alaçatı.

Amama Mbabazi

Ugandan politician.

Born January 16th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Mparo, Rukiga.

David Abulafia

English historian (1949–2026).

Born December 12th, 1949 in Twickenham.

Died January 24th, 2026 at 76 years old in Cambridge. ^[ref]

Andrew Powell

English musical composer (born 1949).

Born April 18th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Surrey.

Navnindra Behl

Indian actor and director.

Born October 30th, 1949 in Delhi.

Died March 16th, 2026 at 76 years old

Vincenzo De Luca

Italian politician (born 1949).

Born May 8th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Ruvo del Monte.