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In the year 1949

1,727 Notable birthdays

Vladimir Eshinov

Soviet rower (1949–2024).

Born February 18th, 1949 in Kirishi.

Died July 29th, 2024 at 75 years old in Kirishi. [ref]

Kazimierz Lipień

Olympic wrestler.

Born February 6th, 1949 in Jaczków.

Died November 12th, 2005 at 56 years old in New York City.

Kęstutis Šapka

Lithuanian high jumper.

Born November 15th, 1949 in Vilnius.

Died October 11th, 2025 at 75 years old in Vilnius. [ref]

Régis Ovion

French bicyclist.

Born March 3rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Vigneux-sur-Seine. [ref]

Wilfried Louis

Haitian footballer.

Born October 25th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Haiti.

Tatyana Anisimova

Athletics competitor.

Born October 19th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Grozny.

Peter Vonhof

German racing cyclist.

Born January 15th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Berlin.

Florence Steurer

Alpine skier.

Born November 1st, 1949 (age 76 years) in 6th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]

Elvira Rodríguez

Spanish economist and politician.

Born May 15th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Madrid. [ref]

Horst Schönau

East german bobsledder.

Born April 2nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Waltershausen.

Jozef Plachý

Czechoslovak runner.

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

Ivan Stoyanov

Bulgarian footballer (1949-2017).

Born January 20th, 1949 in Sofia.

Died December 10th, 2017 at 68 years old [ref]

Yoshihide Fukao

Japanese volleyball player.

Born July 1st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Hikone.

Alberto Cardaccio

Uruguayan footballer (1949-2015).

Born August 26th, 1949 in Uruguay.

Died January 28th, 2015 at 65 years old in Uruguay (traffic collision).

Wenceslao Selga Padilla

Filipino scheut priest (1949–2018).

Born September 29th, 1949 in Tubao.

Died September 25th, 2018 at 68 years old in Ulaanbaatar.

Isa Habibbayli

Ph.d. in philology, professor.

Born October 16th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Danzik.

Eddy Antoine

Haitian footballer.

Born August 27th, 1949 in Port-au-Prince.

Died February 8th, 2026 at 76 years old in Montreal. [ref]

Rolf-Dieter Amend

German canoeist (1949–2022).

Born March 21st, 1949 in Magdeburg.

Died January 4th, 2022 at 72 years old in Neu Fahrland. [ref]

Maria Michalk

German politician.

Born December 6th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Radibor.

László Branikovits

Hungarian football player (1949-2020).

Born December 18th, 1949 in Budapest.

Died October 16th, 2020 at 70 years old in Budapest. [ref]

James Rivière

Italian jewellery and sculptor (born 1949).

Born December 7th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Milan.

Bill Mahony

Canadian swimmer, olympic bronze medallist.

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

Wilfried Gröbner

East german footballer and manager.

Born December 18th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Eilenburg.

Serhiy Novikov

Ussr judoka (1949–2021).

Born December 15th, 1949 in Moscow.

Died April 16th, 2021 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Alfredo Zecca

Catholic archbishop.

Born September 27th, 1949 in Buenos Aires.

Died November 4th, 2022 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Birthdays 1526 to 1550 of 1727

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