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In the year 1946

1,445 Notable birthdays

Harold Shipman

English doctor and serial killer (1947-2004).

Born January 14th, 1946 in Nottingham.

Died January 13th, 2004 at 57 years old in HM Prison Wakefield.

George Best

Northern irish association football player (1946-2005).

Born May 22nd, 1946 in Belfast.

Died November 25th, 2005 at 59 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]

Bon Scott

British-australian rock singer (1946-1980).

Born July 9th, 1946 in Forfar. [ref]

Died February 19th, 1980 at 33 years old in East Dulwich (intoxication, opiod overdose, drowning). [ref]

Candice Bergen

American actress.

Born May 9th, 1946 (age 78 years) in Beverly Hills.

John Heard

American film and television actor (1946-2017).

Born March 7th, 1946 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Died July 21st, 2017 at 71 years old in Palo Alto (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Oliver Stone

American film director, screenwriter, and producer.

Born September 15th, 1946 (age 78 years) in New York City.

Vinod Khanna

Indian actor, director, politician.

Born October 6th, 1946 in Peshawar.

Died April 27th, 2017 at 70 years old in Mumbai (bladder cancer). [ref]

Keith Moon

English rock musician, drummer of the who.

Born August 23rd, 1946 in Central Middlesex Hospital. [ref]

Died September 7th, 1978 at 32 years old in Mayfair (drug overdose).

Gilda Radner

American comedian and actress.

Born June 28th, 1946 in Detroit.

Died May 20th, 1989 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).

John Prine

American country singer-songwriter (1946–2020).

Born October 10th, 1946 in Maywood.

Died April 7th, 2020 at 73 years old in Vanderbilt University Medical Center (COVID-19). [ref]

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