Tsvi Piran

Israeli theoretical physicist and astrophysicist.

Born May 6th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Tel Aviv.

Vladimir Lutchenko

Soviet ice hockey player.

Born January 2nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Ramenskoye.

Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff

Danish writer.

Born November 24th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Denmark.

Roswitha Krause

German sportswoman.

Born November 3rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Dahme/Mark.

Leanid Malcaw

Belarusian military officer and politician (born 1949).

Born August 29th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Viacienieŭka.

Glen Provost

Catholic bishop.

Born August 9th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Lafayette.

Mick Bennett

English cyclist.

Born June 8th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Birmingham.

Artashes Geghamyan

Armenian politician (1949–2024).

Born December 2nd, 1949 in Yerevan.

Died September 20th, 2024 at 74 years old ^[ref]

Aleksandr Salnikov

Basketball player (1949-2017).

Born July 3rd, 1949 in Sevastopol.

Died November 17th, 2017 at 68 years old in Kyiv. ^[ref]

Dave Bright

New zealand footballer.

Born November 29th, 1949 (age 76 years) in England.

Allahshukur Pashazadeh

Azerbaijani grand mufti.

Born August 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Cil.

Témime Lahzami

Tunisian association football player.

Born January 1st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Hammam-Lif.

István Major

Hungarian high jumper (1949–2014).

Born May 20th, 1949 in Budapest.

Died May 3rd, 2014 at 64 years old in Toronto. ^[ref]

Gheorghe Berceanu

Olympic wrestler (1949–2022).

Born December 28th, 1949 in Cârna.

Died August 30th, 2022 at 72 years old in Slatina. ^[ref]

Volodymyr Ivasyuk

Ukrainian composer and poet (1949-1979).

Born March 4th, 1949 in Kitsman.

Died May 18th, 1979 at 30 years old (hanging to death). ^[ref]

Mukharby Kirzhinov

Soviet weightlifter.

Born January 1st, 1949 in Koshekhabl.

Died January 11th, 2026 at 77 years old in Maykop. ^[ref]

Anna-Maria Müller

East german luger (1949–2009).

Born February 23rd, 1949 in Friedrichroda.

Died August 23rd, 2009 at 60 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Roger Saint-Vil

Haitian footballer (1949-2020).

Born December 8th, 1949 in Port-au-Prince.

Died June 7th, 2020 at 70 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Gyanu Rana

Nepali singer.

Born October 3rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Thamel.

Aneesa Ahmed

Maldivian women's rights activist.

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

Milutin Knežević

Serbian orthodox bishop.

Born January 10th, 1949 in Mijači.

Died March 30th, 2020 at 71 years old in Belgrade (COVID-19).

Henryk Wieczorek

Polish footballer.

Born December 14th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Chorzów.

Ludwig Schick

Catholic archbishop.

Born September 22nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Marburg.

Keetie van Oosten-Hage

Dutch cyclist.

Born August 21st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Sint-Maartensdijk.

Fausto Bertoglio

Italian racing cyclist.

Born January 13th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Brescia.