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In the year 1950

1,597 Notable birthdays

Barry Sheene

British motorcycle racer (1950-2003).

Born September 11th, 1950 in London.

Died March 10th, 2003 at 52 years old in Sydney (stomach cancer, esophageal cancer).

Dennis Christopher

American actor.

Born December 2nd, 1950 (age 75 years) in United States, Philadelphia.

Tom Vilsack

40th governor of iowa; 30th and 32nd united states secretary of agriculture (2021–2025).

Born December 13th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Pittsburgh.

Rambhadracharya

Hindu religious leader.

Born January 14th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Jaunpur district.

Simon Cadell

British actor (1950-1996).

Born July 19th, 1950 in London.

Died March 6th, 1996 at 45 years old in Westminster (lung cancer).

Dan Peek

American musician (1950-2011).

Born November 1st, 1950 in Panama City.

Died July 24th, 2011 at 60 years old in Farmington (uremic pericarditis). [ref]

Neil Jordan

Irish filmmaker and fiction writer.

Born February 25th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Sligo.

Paul Kossoff

British guitarist (1950–1976).

Born September 14th, 1950 in Hampstead.

Died March 19th, 1976 at 25 years old in Los Angeles.

Tess Harper

American actress.

Born August 15th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Mammoth Spring.

Tony Banks

British musician.

Born March 27th, 1950 (age 76 years) in East Hoathly with Halland.

Deniece Williams

American r&b and soul singer.

Born June 3rd, 1950 (age 76 years) in Gary.

Rahat Indori

Indian bollywood lyricist and urdu poet (1950–2020).

Born January 1st, 1950 in Indore.

Died August 11th, 2020 at 70 years old in Indore (COVID-19). [ref]

Ma Ying-jeou

12th and 13th president of republic of china(taiwan).

Born July 13th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Kwong Wah Hospital.

Diana Turbay

Colombian journalist (1950-1991).

Born March 8th, 1950 in Bogotá.

Died January 25th, 1991 at 40 years old in Medellín.

Chantal Akerman

Belgian film director, screenwriter, and educator (1950–2015).

Born June 6th, 1950 in Etterbeek.

Died October 5th, 2015 at 65 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Dan Patrick

Lieutenant governor of texas since 2015.

Born April 4th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Baltimore.

Tommy Aldridge

American drummer.

Born August 15th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Jackson.

Genene Jones

American female serial killer.

Born July 13th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Texas.

Helen Clark

Prime minister of new zealand from 1999 to 2008.

Born February 26th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Te Pahu.

Kate Nelligan

Canadian actress.

Born March 16th, 1950 (age 76 years) in London.

Dennis Haskins

American actor.

Born November 18th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Chattanooga.

Rodney Crowell

American musician.

Born August 7th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Houston.

Vicki Michelle

British actress.

Born December 14th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Chigwell.

Tony Wilson

British record producer (1950-2007).

Born February 20th, 1950 in Salford.

Died August 10th, 2007 at 57 years old in Withington (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Margaret Whitton

American actress (1950–2016).

Born November 30th, 1950 in Fort Meade. [ref]

Died December 4th, 2016 at 66 years old in Palm Beach (cancer). [ref]

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