Bill Hobbs

American rower (1949–2020).

Born July 30th, 1949 in Ponce.

Died January 4th, 2020 at 70 years old in Dartmouth. ^[ref]

Gene Clapp

American rower.

Born November 19th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Brookline.

Nava Starr

Latvian-canadian chess player.

Born April 4th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Riga.

Catherine Denguiadé

Empress consort of central african.

Born August 7th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Sarh.

Tapio Kantanen

Finnish athlete.

Born May 31st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Heinola.

Antonio Biosca

Spanish footballer.

Born December 8th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Almería.

Eddie Hart

American sprinter.

Born April 24th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Martinez.

Marina Arismendi

Uruguayan teacher, trade unionist and legislator.

Born May 30th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Montevideo.

Pierre Bayonne

Haitian footballer.

Born June 11th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Haiti.

Vehbi Akdağ

Turkish wrestler (1949–2020).

Born January 1st, 1949 in Tokat.

Died June 23rd, 2020 at 71 years old in Tokat. ^[ref]

Paul Tschang In-Nam

Korean prelate of the catholic church (born 1949).

Born October 30th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Seoul.

Hans Baumgartner

Athletics competitor.

Born May 30th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Stühlingen.

Ntombi of Swaziland

Swazi queen.

Born December 27th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Eswatini. ^[ref]

Hans Lutz

German racing cyclist.

Born March 31st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Stuttgart.

Jaroslav Brabec

Czechoslovak shot-putter, olympic athlete and sports coach.

Born July 27th, 1949 in Litoměřice.

Died May 20th, 2018 at 68 years old ^[ref]

Marcia Garbey

Cuban long jumper (1949–2024).

Born February 9th, 1949 in Santiago de Cuba.

Died January 1st, 2024 at 74 years old in Santiago de Cuba. ^[ref]

Isabel Tocino Biscarolasaga

Spanish politician.

Born March 9th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Santander. ^[ref]

Rubén González Medina

Roman catholic bishop.

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

Paul Ackerley

New zealand hockey player and coach (1949–2011).

Born May 16th, 1949 in Dunedin.

Died May 3rd, 2011 at 61 years old in Wellington (skin cancer). ^[ref]

Els de Groen

Dutch journalist, writer and politician.

Born December 23rd, 1949 in The Hague.

Died October 19th, 2025 at 75 years old ^[ref]

Alfredo Quesada

Peruvian footballer.

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

Giancarlo Berardi

Italian writer.

Born November 5th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Genoa.

Trevor Coker

New zealand rower (1949-1981).

Born October 1st, 1949 in Whanganui.

Died August 23rd, 1981 at 31 years old in Whanganui (brain cancer).

Jenny Lamy

Australian sprinter.

Born February 28th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Wagga Wagga.

Alain Mosconi

Swimmer.

Born September 9th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Puteaux.