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In the year 1950

1,597 Notable birthdays

Swen Nater

Dutch basketball player (born 1950).

Born January 14th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Den Helder.

Andy Powell

British guitarist and songwriter; founding member of the british band wishbone ash.

Born February 19th, 1950 (age 76 years) in London.

Ray Lovelock

Italian actor (1950-2017).

Born June 19th, 1950 in Rome.

Died November 10th, 2017 at 67 years old in Trevi (bone cancer). [ref]

Erik Brann

American guitarist (1950-2003).

Born August 11th, 1950 in Pekin.

Died July 25th, 2003 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Alberto Juantorena

Cuban track athlete.

Born December 3rd, 1950 (age 75 years) in Santiago de Cuba. [ref]

Gaylen Ross

American actress, documentary film producer.

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

Dave Marsh

American music critic, author, editor and radio talk show host.

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

Javier Clemente

Spanish footballer and manager.

Born March 12th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Barakaldo.

James Redfield

American author, lecturer, screenwriter and film producer.

Born March 19th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Birmingham.

Álvaro Noboa

Ecuadorian businessman and politician (born 1950).

Born November 24th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Guayaquil.

Roza Otunbayeva

President of kyrgyzstan.

Born August 23rd, 1950 (age 75 years) in Bishkek.

Eric Pierpoint

American actor and author.

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

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist.

Born April 1st, 1950 (age 76 years) in Huddersfield.

Catlin Adams

American actress and director.

Born October 11th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Los Angeles.

Janez Drnovšek

Slovenian politician (1950–2008).

Born May 17th, 1950 in Celje.

Died February 23rd, 2008 at 57 years old in Zaplana (kidney cancer). [ref]

Edgar Savisaar

Estonian politician (1950–2022).

Born May 31st, 1950 in Harku Rural Municipality.

Died December 29th, 2022 at 72 years old in Tallinn. [ref]

Thorbjørn Jagland

32nd prime minister of norway.

Born November 5th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Drammen. [ref]

Mara Venier

Italian actress and television presenter.

Born October 20th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Venice.

Jody Williams

American teacher and aid worker.

Born October 9th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Brattleboro.

Anghel Iordănescu

Romanian footballer and manager (born 1950).

Born May 4th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Bucharest.

Roma Ryan

Irish writer.

Born January 20th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Belfast.

Charles Frazier

American novelist.

Born November 4th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Asheville.

Gary Habermas

American philosopher.

Born June 28th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Detroit.

Xu Qiliang

Chinese military officer (1950-2025).

Born March 29th, 1950 in Linqu County. [ref]

Died June 2nd, 2025 at 75 years old in Beijing. [ref]

Maggie MacNeal

Dutch singer.

Born May 5th, 1950 (age 75 years) in North Brabant, Tilburg.

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