Albert Sacco

American astronaut.

Born May 3rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Boston.

Shadia Abu Ghazaleh

Palestinian political activist (1949–1968).

Born January 8th, 1949 in Nablus.

Died November 28th, 1968 at 19 years old in Nablus.

Talgat Nigmatulin

Soviet film actor (1949-1985).

Born March 5th, 1949 in Kyzyl-Kiya.

Died February 11th, 1985 at 35 years old in Vilnius.

Dwight Davis

American basketball player.

Born October 11th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Houston.

Erwin Kremers

German footballer (born 1949).

Born March 24th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Mönchengladbach.

Sofa Landver

Israeli politician.

Born October 28th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Isabel Celaá

Spanish politician.

Born May 23rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Bilbao. ^[ref]

Adnan Kahveci

Turkish statesperson (1949–1993).

Born February 20th, 1949 in Trabzon.

Died February 5th, 1993 at 43 years old in Bolu (traffic collision).

Ella Vogelaar

Dutch politician, trade unionist and social worker (1949-2019).

Born December 23rd, 1949 in Steenbergen.

Died October 7th, 2019 at 69 years old in Utrecht. ^[ref]

John Blankenstein

Dutch football referee (1949-2006).

Born February 12th, 1949 in De Bilt.

Died August 25th, 2006 at 57 years old in The Hague (hepatitis C). ^[ref]

Kenji Kodama

Japanese anime director.

Born December 13th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Hokkaido.

Anatoliy Konkov

Soviet-ukrainian footballer (1949–2024).

Born September 19th, 1949 in Khrustalnyi.

Died October 4th, 2024 at 75 years old in Kyiv. ^[ref]

Didier Daeninckx

French author and left-wing politician of belgian descent (b. 1949).

Born April 27th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Saint-Denis.

Carlos Alhinho

Football player/manager (1949-2008).

Born January 10th, 1949 in São Vicente.

Died May 31st, 2008 at 59 years old in Benguela (falling from height). ^[ref]

Christian Neureuther

German alpine skier.

Born April 28th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Claudia Kolb

American swimmer.

Born December 19th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Hayward.

Claude Papi

French footballer (1949-1983).

Born April 16th, 1949 in Porto-Vecchio.

Died January 28th, 1983 at 33 years old in Bastia.

Elena Salgado

Spanish politician.

Born May 12th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Ourense.

Irena Degutienė

Lithuanian politician (born 1949).

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

Warwick Brown

Australian racing driver.

Born December 24th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Sydney.

Riccardo Di Segni

Italian rabbi.

Born November 13th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Rome.

Percy Rojas

Peruvian footballer.

Born September 16th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Lima.

Cristina García Rodero

Spanish photographer (1949- ).

Born October 14th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Puertollano.

Þórarinn Eldjárn

Icelandic writer.

Born August 22nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Reykjavík.

Muhai Tang

Chinese conductor.

Born July 10th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Shanghai, Queensland Symphony Orchestra.