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In the year 1949

1,727 Notable birthdays

James Anthony Tamayo

Auxiliary bishop of galveston-houston, titular bishop of ita, bishop of laredo.

Born October 23rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Brownsville.

Larisa Bergen

Olympic volleyball player (1949–2023).

Born September 22nd, 1949 in Astana.

Died April 7th, 2023 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Gołda Tencer

Polish actress.

Born August 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Łódź.

Augusto Rollandin

Italian politician (1949–2024).

Born June 13th, 1949 in Brusson.

Died December 22nd, 2024 at 75 years old in Aosta. [ref]

Rudolf van den Berg

Dutch writer and director (1949-2025).

Born January 6th, 1949 in Rotterdam. [ref]

Died July 12th, 2025 at 76 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Rufat Riskiyev

Boxer.

Born October 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Akkurgan.

Reine Almqvist

Swedish football player and manager (born 1949).

Born April 12th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Gothenburg.

Jaak Salumets

Estonian basketball player, coach and politician (born 1949).

Born January 30th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Paide.

Adrian Elrick

New zealand footballer.

Born September 29th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Aberdeen.

Bijan Zolfagharnasab

Iranian footballer.

Born June 7th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Sanandaj.

Aldo Bet

Italian footballer (1949–2023).

Born March 26th, 1949 in Mareno di Piave.

Died November 12th, 2023 at 74 years old in Varese. [ref]

Nadezhda Ilyina

Soviet sprinter (1949–2013).

Born January 24th, 1949 in Zelenokumsk.

Died December 7th, 2013 at 64 years old in Moscow Oblast (traffic collision). [ref]

Regina Derieva

Russian poet and writer (1949-2013).

Born February 7th, 1949 in Odesa. [ref]

Died December 11th, 2013 at 64 years old in Stockholm. [ref]

Núria de Gispert

Spanish politician.

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

Viktor Paskov

Bulgarian writer, musician, musicologist and screenwriter (1949–2009).

Born September 10th, 1949 in Sofia.

Died April 17th, 2009 at 59 years old in Bern (lung cancer). [ref]

Nuno Júdice

Portuguese writer (1949–2024).

Born April 29th, 1949 in Mexilhoeira Grande.

Died March 17th, 2024 at 74 years old in Lisbon. [ref]

Johanes Maria Pujasumarta

Archbishop from indonesia.

Born December 27th, 1949 in Surakarta.

Died November 10th, 2015 at 65 years old in Semarang (laryngeal cancer).

Linda Gustavson

American swimmer.

Born November 30th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Santa Cruz.

Zbigniew Gut

Polish footballer (1949-2010).

Born April 17th, 1949 in Gmina Wymiarki.

Died March 27th, 2010 at 60 years old in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. [ref]

Valeria Fedeli

Italian politician (1949-2026).

Born July 29th, 1949 in Treviglio. [ref]

Died January 14th, 2026 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]

László Nagy

Hungarian footballer.

Born October 21st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Buzsák.

Silvio Aquino

Salvadoran footballer.

Born June 30th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Guazapa.

Michael Cramer

German politician (born 1949).

Born June 16th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Gevelsberg.

Janusz Pyciak-Peciak

Polish modern pentathlete.

Born February 9th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Warsaw.

Heini Hemmi

Swiss alpine skier.

Born January 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Churwalden.

Birthdays 1376 to 1400 of 1727

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