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In the year 1949

1,727 Notable birthdays

Volodymyr Onyshchenko

Ukrainian footballer (born 1949).

Born October 28th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Stechanka.

Pirkko Saisio

Finnish writer, director and actress.

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

Bwanga Tshimen

Dr congolese footballer.

Born January 4th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Lubumbashi.

Hana Mašková

Czech figure skater (1949-1972).

Born September 26th, 1949 in Prague. [ref]

Died March 31st, 1972 at 22 years old in Vouvray (traffic collision). [ref]

Flora Brovina

Albanian women's rights activist.

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

Karel Lismont

Belgian long-distance runner (born 1949).

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

Ángel Gabilondo

Spanish academic.

Born March 1st, 1949 (age 77 years) in San Sebastián. [ref]

Shadia Abu Ghazaleh

Palestinian political activist (1949–1968).

Born January 8th, 1949 in Nablus.

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

Rafael Chirbes

Spanish writer (1949–2015).

Born June 27th, 1949 in Tavernes de la Valldigna.

Died August 15th, 2015 at 66 years old in Beniarbeig (lung cancer). [ref]

Pierre Amoyal

French violinist.

Born June 22nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Paris.

Efua Dorkenoo

Ghanaian activist (1949-2014).

Born September 6th, 1949 in Cape Coast.

Died October 18th, 2014 at 65 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

Willi Reimann

German association football player and manager.

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

Zé Maria

Brazilian footballer (born 1949).

Born May 18th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Botucatu.

Ashawna Hailey

American computer scientist and philanthropist (1949–2011).

Born October 8th, 1949 in Lubbock.

Died October 14th, 2011 at 62 years old in San Jose. [ref]

Peter Kern

Austrian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer (1949-2015).

Born February 13th, 1949 in Vienna.

Died August 26th, 2015 at 66 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Karen Vogtmann

American mathematician.

Born July 13th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Pittsburg.

Bernd Nickel

German footballer.

Born March 15th, 1949 in Siegbach.

Died October 27th, 2021 at 72 years old in Siegbach. [ref]

Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye

Chadian politician.

Born December 31st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Bongor.

Michael Köhlmeier

Austrian writer.

Born October 15th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Hard.

Evgeny Lovchev

Soviet footballer (born 1949).

Born January 29th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Kryukovo.

Montxo Armendáriz

Spanish film director.

Born January 27th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Olleta.

Ramón Barea

Spanish actor, playwright, theater director and filmmaker.

Born July 13th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Bilbao. [ref]

Mike Estep

American tennis player.

Born July 19th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Dallas.

Francis Smerecki

French football player and manager (1949–2018).

Born July 25th, 1949 in Le Mans. [ref]

Died June 6th, 2018 at 68 years old in Fontenay-lès-Briis.

Edvard Hoem

Norwegian writer, poet, translator and playwright.

Born March 10th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Fræna.

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