Margot Glockshuber

Figure skater.

Born June 26th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Frankfurt.

Jean-Henri Roger

French film director (1949–2012).

Born January 24th, 1949 in Marseille.

Died December 31st, 2012 at 63 years old in Saint-Cast-le-Guildo (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Eduard Kozynkevych

Ukrainian soviet footballer (1949-1994).

Born May 23rd, 1949 in Lviv.

Died November 16th, 1994 at 45 years old in Lviv.

Michel Rousseau

French swimmer.

Born June 8th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Bois-Colombes.

Dirk Baert

Belgian cyclist.

Born February 14th, 1949 in Zwevegem. ^[ref]

Died July 7th, 2026 at 77 years old ^[ref]

Gilles Bertould

French athlete.

Born May 16th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Plumaudan.

Yury Blinov

Soviet ice hockey player.

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

Camillus Archibong Etokudoh

Nigerian catholic bishop.

Born August 3rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Essien Udim.

Ricardo Franco

Spanish film director (1949-1998).

Born May 24th, 1949 in Madrid.

Died May 20th, 1998 at 48 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).

Nikolai Smolnikov

Russian footballer.

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

Thomas Hill

American former athlete.

Born November 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New Orleans.

Tadeusz Mytnik

Olympic cyclist.

Born August 13th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Nowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

Alan McIntyre

Field hockey player.

Born September 20th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Whanganui.

Zsófia Balla

Romanian-born hungarian poet and essayist.

Born January 15th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Cluj-Napoca.

Nikolay Ivanov

Soviet rower (1949–2012).

Born August 20th, 1949 in Saint Petersburg.

Died June 8th, 2012 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Tapio Räisänen

Finnish ski jumper.

Born May 10th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Taivalkoski.

Walter Hofmann

East german slalom canoeist.

Born September 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Sömmerda.

José Luis Viejo Gómez

Spanish road bicycle racer (1949–2014).

Born November 2nd, 1949 in Azuqueca de Henares.

Died November 16th, 2014 at 65 years old in Azuqueca de Henares (cancer).

Agop Melkonyan

Bulgarian writer and journalist (1949-2006).

Born March 10th, 1949 in Burgas.

Died July 23rd, 2006 at 57 years old in Sofia (leukemia).

Gérard Joseph

Haitian footballer.

Born October 22nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Haiti.

Klaus-Dieter Neubert

East german coxswain.

Born November 22nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Oberwiesenthal.

Marek Dąbrowski

Polish fencer.

Born November 28th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Gliwice.

Galina Stepanskaya

Soviet speed skater.

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

Henryk Rozmiarek

Polish handball player.

Born January 13th, 1949 in Poznań.

Died March 10th, 2021 at 72 years old in Poznań.

Shusaku Hirasawa

Japanese association football player.

Born March 5th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Akita Prefecture.