István Major

Hungarian high jumper.

Born May 20th, 1949 in Budapest.

Died May 5th, 2014 at 64 years old in Toronto.

Jozef Plachý

Czechoslovak runner and olympic athlete.

Born February 28th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Košice.

Wilfried Gröbner

East german footballer and manager.

Born December 18th, 1949 (age 75 years) in Eilenburg.

Tapio Räisänen

Finnish ski jumper.

Born May 10th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Taivalkoski.

Margot Glockshuber

Figure skater.

Born June 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Frankfurt am Main.

Harald Ehrig

East german luger.

Born November 6th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Zwickau.

László Branikovits

Hungarian football player (1949-2020).

Born December 18th, 1949 in Budapest.

Died October 16th, 2020 at 70 years old in Budapest. ^[ref]

Henryk Rozmiarek

Polish handball player.

Born January 13th, 1949 in Poznań.

Died March 10th, 2021 at 72 years old in Poznań.

Horst Schönau

East german bobsledder.

Born April 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Waltershausen.

Dirk Baert

Belgian cyclist.

Born February 14th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Zwevegem.