Henry Butler

American musical artist (1949–2018).

Born September 21st, 1949 in New Orleans.

Died July 2nd, 2018 at 68 years old in New York City (brain cancer).

Miriam Cahn

Swiss contemporary artist (born 1949).

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

Étienne Chicot

French actor and composer.

Born May 5th, 1949 in Fécamp.

Died August 7th, 2018 at 69 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Robert Kirshner

American astronomer.

Born August 15th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Long Branch.

Richard Deacon

British artist (born 1949).

Born August 15th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Bangor.

Alma Guillermoprieto

Mexican journalist.

Born May 27th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Mexico City.

Leivinha

Brazilian association football player (1949-2026).

Born September 11th, 1949 in Novo Horizonte.

Died June 4th, 2026 at 76 years old in São Paulo. ^[ref]

Juan Manuel Sánchez Gordillo

Spanish communist major.

Born February 5th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Marinaleda.

Sattar

Iranian singer.

Born November 19th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Tehran.

Marc Porel

Swiss-french actor.

Born January 3rd, 1949 in Lausanne.

Died August 23rd, 1983 at 34 years old in Casablanca (drug overdose).

Vincent Grass

Belgian actor.

Born January 9th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Brussels metropolitan area.

Enrique Wolff

Argentine association football player.

Born February 21st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Victoria.

Michael Häupl

Austrian politician.

Born September 14th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Altlengbach.

Ignazio Visco

Italian economist and banker (1949-).

Born November 21st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Naples.

Jane Bartkowicz

Tennis player.

Born April 16th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Hamtramck.

Kyoko Mizuki

Japanese manga artist.

Born November 28th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Tokyo.

Joseph Fred Naumann

Catholic archbishop.

Born June 4th, 1949 (age 77 years) in St. Louis.

Henning Jensen

Danish footballer (1949-2017).

Born August 17th, 1949 in Nørresundby.

Died December 4th, 2017 at 68 years old in Aalborg (cancer). ^[ref]

Habib Essid

Tunisian politician.

Born June 1st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Sousse.

Roberta Alexander

American operatic soprano.

Born March 3rd, 1949 in Lynchburg.

Died October 14th, 2025 at 76 years old in Amsterdam. ^[ref]

Chico Freeman

American saxophonist.

Born July 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Chicago.

Mike Mareen

German musician.

Born November 9th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Berlin.

Bob Frankston

American businessman.

Born June 14th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Brooklyn.

Khil Raj Regmi

Nepalese politician.

Born May 31st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Palpa District.

Natalia Kuchinskaya

Soviet-russian-american artistic gymnast (born 1949).

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