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In the year 1946

1,446 Notable birthdays

Richard Carpenter

American pop musician.

Born October 15th, 1946 (age 78 years) in Yale – New Haven Hospital.

Steve Biko

Anti-apartheid activist in south africa (1946-1977).

Born December 18th, 1946 in Qonce. [ref]

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

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-).

Born January 16th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Lahore.

Billy Preston

American musician whose work encompassed r&b, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006).

Born September 2nd, 1946 in Houston.

Died June 6th, 2006 at 59 years old in Scottsdale (kidney failure, malignant hypertension). [ref]

Brenda Blethyn

British actress.

Born February 20th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Ramsgate.

Bolo Yeung

Hong kong actor.

Born July 3rd, 1946 (age 78 years) in Meixian District.

Ravi Zacharias

Canadian-american christian apologist (1946-2020).

Born March 26th, 1946 in Chennai.

Died May 19th, 2020 at 74 years old in Atlanta (spinal cancer). [ref]

Daryl Hall

American musician and lead vocalist of hall & oates.

Born October 11th, 1946 (age 78 years) in Pottstown.

Carl Wilson

American musician; original member of the beach boys (1946-1998).

Born December 21st, 1946 in Hawthorne. [ref]

Died February 6th, 1998 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer, lung cancer). [ref]

Pete Postlethwaite

British actor (1946-2011).

Born February 7th, 1946 in Warrington. [ref]

Died January 2nd, 2011 at 64 years old in Shrewsbury (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

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