Horst Ludwig Störmer

German physicist.

Born April 6th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Frankfurt.

Jonathan Ott

American botanist.

Born June 1st, 1949 in New Haven. ^[ref]

Died July 3rd, 2025 at 76 years old in Xalapa. ^[ref]

Thomas Aquino Man’yō Maeda

Japanese cardinal.

Born March 3rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Shinkamigoto.

Radojko Avramović

Serbian footballer.

Born November 29th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Sjenica.

Alexander Vilenkin

American physicist.

Born May 13th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Kharkiv.

Gregory Michael Aymond

Catholic archbishop.

Born November 12th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New Orleans.

Dick Nanninga

Dutch footballer (1949–2015).

Born January 17th, 1949 in Groningen.

Died July 21st, 2015 at 66 years old in Maaseik (diabetes). ^[ref]

Daniel Alvarado

Venezuelan actor (1949-2020).

Born August 12th, 1949 in Maracaibo.

Died July 8th, 2020 at 70 years old in Caracas (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Philippe Djian

French writer.

Born June 3rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Paris.

Paschalis Terzis

Greek singer.

Born April 24th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Thessaloniki.

Irina Muravyova

Soviet and russian actress.

Born February 8th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Moscow.

Jiří Drahoš

Czech physical chemist and politician.

Born February 20th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Český Těšín.

Gill Marcus

South african banker.

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

Mircea Diaconu

Romanian actor and politician, mep (1949–2024).

Born December 24th, 1949 in Vlădești.

Died December 14th, 2024 at 74 years old in Bucharest (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Leslie Voltaire

Haitian politician.

Born July 11th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Port-au-Prince.

Mary Gordon

Novelist, memoirist, literary critic.

Born December 8th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Long Island.

Charlie McCreevy

Irish politician.

Born September 30th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Sallins.

Mary Roos

German singer.

Born January 9th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Bingen am Rhein.

Darnell Hillman

American basketball player.

Born August 29th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Sacramento.

Siqin Gaowa

Chinese-born swiss actress.

Born January 20th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Guangzhou.

Sotiris Kaiafas

Cypriot footballer.

Born December 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Mia Milia.

Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues

Portuguese politician (born 1949).

Born November 3rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Lisbon.

Tony Parkes

English footballer and manager (born 1949).

Born May 5th, 1949 in Sheffield.

Died April 22nd, 2026 at 76 years old ^[ref]

Curtis Rowe

American basketball player.

Born July 2nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Bessemer.

Suthep Thaugsuban

Thai politician.

Born July 7th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Surat Thani.