John Farnham

Australian singer.

Born July 1st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Dagenham.

Phyllis George

American businesswoman, actress, and sportscaster (1949-2020).

Born June 25th, 1949 in Denton.

Died May 14th, 2020 at 70 years old in Albert B. Chandler Hospital, Lexington (polycythemia vera, hematologic cancer). ^[ref]

Nando Parrado

Uruguayan tv presenter, businessman and former rugby union footballer.

Born December 9th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Montevideo.

Hamida Djandoubi

Sentenced to death in france.

Born September 22nd, 1949 in Tunis.

Died September 10th, 1977 at 27 years old in Penitential Center of Marseille (decapitation, decapitation by guillotine).

Thaksin Shinawatra

Prime minister of thailand form 2001 to 2006.

Born July 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in San Kamphaeng.

Poonam Sinha

Actress.

Born November 3rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Hyderabad.

Martin Amis

British novelist.

Born August 25th, 1949 in Oxford.

Died May 19th, 2023 at 73 years old in Lake Worth Beach (esophageal cancer). ^[ref]

Trevor Horn

British record producer and musician.

Born July 15th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Hetton-le-Hole.

Lyle Alzado

American professional football player and actor (1949–1992).

Born April 3rd, 1949 in Brooklyn.

Died May 14th, 1992 at 43 years old in Portland (brain cancer).

Sib Hashian

American drummer (1949–2017).

Born August 17th, 1949 in Boston.

Died March 22nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Atlantic Ocean (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Anson Williams

American actor and director.

Born September 25th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Los Angeles.

Kevin Sullivan

American professional wrestler (1949–2024).

Born October 26th, 1949 in Cambridge. ^[ref]

Died August 9th, 2024 at 74 years old in Concord (thrombosis). ^[ref]

Adrian Belew

American rock musician.

Born December 23rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Covington.

Andrew Neil

Scottish journalist and broadcaster.

Born May 21st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Paisley.

Judith Resnik

American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986).

Born April 5th, 1949 in Akron.

Died January 28th, 1986 at 36 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).

Bob Backlund

American professional wrestler.

Born August 14th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Princeton.

Tarek Fatah

Pakistan-born canadian islamism critic and non-fiction writer.

Born November 20th, 1949 in Karachi. ^[ref]

Died April 24th, 2023 at 73 years old in Toronto (cancer). ^[ref]

Paul Orndorff

American professional wrestler (1949-2021).

Born October 29th, 1949 in Brandon.

Died July 12th, 2021 at 71 years old in Fayetteville.

Abdullah Öcalan

Founder of the kurdistan workers' party (pkk).

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

Pramod Mahajan

Indian politician (1949-2006).

Born October 30th, 1949 in Mahabubnagar.

Died May 3rd, 2006 at 56 years old in Mumbai.

Steve King

Us representative for iowa (1949-).

Born May 28th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Storm Lake.

Bill Buckner

American baseball player.

Born December 14th, 1949 in Vallejo.

Died May 27th, 2019 at 69 years old in Boise (Lewy body dementia). ^[ref]

Robert Berdella

American serial killer (1949–1992).

Born January 31st, 1949 in Cuyahoga Falls.

Died October 8th, 1992 at 43 years old in Jefferson City (congenital heart disease).

Pamela Reed

American actress.

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

Ron Wyden

American politician and educator (born 1949).

Born May 3rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Wichita.