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In the year 1950

1,597 Notable birthdays

Assef Shawkat

Syrian intelligence chief and politician (1950-2012).

Born January 15th, 1950 in Tartus.

Died July 18th, 2012 at 62 years old in Damascus (explosion).

Lynda Obst

American feature film producer and author (1950–2024).

Born April 14th, 1950 in New York City.

Died October 22nd, 2024 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Iris Berben

German actress.

Born August 12th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Detmold.

Bruce Li

Taiwanese actor and martial artist.

Born June 5th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Taiwan. [ref]

Steven Sasson

American inventor.

Born July 4th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Brooklyn.

Stockwell Day

Canadian politician.

Born August 16th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Barrie. [ref]

Samantha Fox

American pornographic actress (1950–2020).

Born December 3rd, 1950 in New York City. [ref]

Died April 22nd, 2020 at 69 years old in New York City (COVID-19).

Alexander Lebed

Russian general (1950-2002).

Born April 20th, 1950 in Novocherkassk.

Died April 28th, 2002 at 52 years old in Krasnoyarsk Krai (aviation accident).

Nick Brown

British politician (born 1950).

Born June 13th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Hawkhurst.

Gerard McSorley

Irish actor.

Born January 1st, 1950 (age 76 years) in Omagh.

Timothy M. Dolan

American catholic cardinal, archibishop of new york (1950–).

Born February 6th, 1950 (age 76 years) in St. Louis.

Christina Lindberg

Swedish actor, model and journalist.

Born December 6th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Gothenburg.

Yusaku Matsuda

Japanese actor (1949–1989).

Born September 21st, 1950 in Shimonoseki.

Died November 6th, 1989 at 39 years old in Tokyo (bladder cancer).

Danny Sullivan

American racecar driver.

Born March 9th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Louisville.

Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws

Politician, lawyer, activist, author.

Born May 12th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Glasgow. [ref]

Lane Davies

American actor.

Born July 31st, 1950 (age 75 years) in Dalton.

Grigory Sokolov

Russian pianist.

Born April 18th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Ewa Aulin

Swedish actress.

Born February 13th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Landskrona.

Phil Alden Robinson

American film director.

Born March 1st, 1950 (age 76 years) in Long Beach.

Yang Jiechi

Politburo member of the chinese communist party.

Born May 1st, 1950 (age 75 years) in Shanghai.

Laura Esquivel

Mexican writer.

Born September 30th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Mexico City. [ref]

Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt

British army officer.

Born December 23rd, 1950 (age 75 years) in Broomfield.

Gwen Guthrie

American singer-songwriter.

Born July 9th, 1950 in Newark.

Died February 3rd, 1999 at 48 years old in Orange (uterine cancer).

H. L. Dattu

42nd chief justice of india.

Born December 3rd, 1950 (age 75 years).

Mikhhail Fradkov

Russian politician.

Born September 1st, 1950 (age 75 years) in Kurumoch.

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