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In the year 1949
1,727 Notable birthdays
Jerry Gonzalez
American musician (1949–2018).
Born June 5th, 1949 in Manhattan.
Died October 1st, 2018 at 69 years old in Madrid (conflagration, smoke inhalation injury). [ref]
Mwepu Ilunga
Dr congolese footballer (1949-2015).
Born August 22nd, 1949 in Belgian Congo.
Died May 8th, 2015 at 65 years old in Kinshasa.
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria
Patriarch of alexandria (1949-2004).
Born September 3rd, 1949 in Sichari. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2004 at 55 years old in Aegean Sea (aviation accident). [ref]
Francisco Robles Ortega
Mexican cardinal.
Born March 2nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Mascota Municipality.
Lyubov Polishchuk
Soviet and russian actress (1949-2006).
Died November 28th, 2006 at 57 years old in Moscow (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
Louis Krages
German racing driver (1949–2001).
Born August 12th, 1949 in Bremen.
Died January 11th, 2001 at 51 years old in Atlanta (gunshot wound).
Luminița Gheorghiu
Romanian actress (1949–2021).
Born September 1st, 1949 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2021 at 71 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Åse Kleveland
Swedish-norwegian singer and politician.
Born March 18th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Stockholm.
Ángeles Mastretta
Mexican writer.
Born October 9th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza. [ref]
Karen Dawisha
American political scientist (1949–2018).
Born December 2nd, 1949 in Colorado Springs.
Died April 11th, 2018 at 68 years old in Oxford (cardiac arrest).
Pat McQuaid
Irish racing cyclist and cycle executive.
Born September 5th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Dublin.
Koppillil Radhakrishnan
Chairman of the indian space research organisation.
Born August 29th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Kerala.
Enrico Pieranunzi
Italian jazz musician, classical pianist, composer, arranger, recording artist.
Born December 5th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Rome.
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