Steve Biko

South african anti-apartheid activist (1946–1977).

Born December 18th, 1946 in Tarkastad, Qonce.

Died September 12th, 1977 at 30 years old in Pretoria.

Susan Lucci

American actress (born 1946).

Born December 23rd, 1946 (age 79 years) in Scarsdale.

Stephen Rea

Irish actor.

Born October 31st, 1946 (age 79 years) in Belfast.

Duane Allman

American guitarist (1946–1971).

Born November 20th, 1946 in Nashville.

Died October 29th, 1971 at 24 years old in Macon (motorcycle accident).

Terry Kath

American guitarist and singer (1946–1978).

Born January 31st, 1946 in Chicago.

Died January 23rd, 1978 at 31 years old in Woodland Hills (gunshot wound).

Pamela Courson

American artist and common-law wife of jim morrison.

Born December 22nd, 1946 in Weed.

Died April 25th, 1974 at 27 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).

Naveen Patnaik

14th chief minister of odisha.

Born October 16th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Cuttack. ^[ref]

Robert Fripp

English guitarist, composer and record producer.

Born May 16th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Wimborne Minster.

Lesley Gore

American recording artist, singer, songwriter (1946-2015).

Born May 2nd, 1946 in Brooklyn.

Died February 16th, 2015 at 68 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Robert Mapplethorpe

American photographer (1946–1989).

Born November 4th, 1946 in Floral Park.

Died March 9th, 1989 at 42 years old in Boston (death from AIDS-related complications).