Ibrahim Mahlab

Egyptian politician; prime minister (2014-2015).

Born April 12th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Gharbia Governorate.

Anura Bandaranaike

Sri lankan politician (1949–2008).

Born February 15th, 1949 in Colombo.

Died March 16th, 2008 at 59 years old in Colombo. ^[ref]

Clifford Ray

American basketball player.

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

Mart Helme

Estonian historian, diplomat and politician (born 1949).

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

Alex Miller

Scottish association football player and manager.

Born July 4th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Glasgow.

Dado Topić

Croatian rock singer.

Born September 4th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Nova Gradiška.

Kadir İnanır

Turkish actor (1949–2026).

Born April 15th, 1949 in Fatsa.

Died June 26th, 2026 at 77 years old in Acıbadem Fulya Hospital (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Juha Mieto

Finnish cross country skier and politician.

Born November 20th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Kurikka.

Tina Romero

Mexican actress (born 1949).

Born August 14th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City.

Nené

Portuguese footballer.

Born November 20th, 1949 (age 76 years).

Hugh David Politzer

American physicist.

Born August 31st, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City. ^[ref]

Pia Degermark

Swedish actress.

Born August 24th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Stockholm, Bromma.

Ranjana Desai

Judge of the supreme court of india.

Born October 30th, 1949 (age 76 years).

David Toop

British musician.

Born May 5th, 1949 (age 77 years) in New York City.

Arno

Belgian singer (1949–2022).

Born May 21st, 1949 in Ostend. ^[ref]

Died April 23rd, 2022 at 72 years old in Brussels (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Ana Maria Braga

Brazilian television presenter and journalist.

Born April 1st, 1949 (age 77 years) in São Joaquim da Barra.

Manfred Burgsmüller

German footballer (1949-2019).

Born December 22nd, 1949 in Essen.

Died May 18th, 2019 at 69 years old in Essen. ^[ref]

Susan Lindquist

American geneticist, molecular biologist, and university teacher (1949–2016).

Born June 5th, 1949 in Chicago.

Died October 27th, 2016 at 67 years old in Boston (cancer).

Frank L. Culbertson

Astronaut, united states navy captain.

Born May 15th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Charleston. ^[ref]

Bart Gordon

American politician.

Born January 24th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Murfreesboro.

Slavenka Drakulić

Croatian journalist and novelist (1949–2026).

Born July 4th, 1949 in Rijeka.

Died June 20th, 2026 at 76 years old in Sovinjak. ^[ref]

Bertalan Farkas

Hungarian cosmonaut.

Born August 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Gyulaháza.

Nurit Peled-Elhanan

Israeli academic.

Born May 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Jerusalem.

Letizia Moratti

Italian businesswoman and politician (1949).

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

Anca Petrescu

Romanian architect and politician (1949-2013).

Born March 20th, 1949 in Sighișoara.

Died October 30th, 2013 at 64 years old in Bucharest (traffic collision). ^[ref]