Steve Gaines

American guitarist (1949–1977).

Born September 14th, 1949 in Seneca.

Died October 20th, 1977 at 28 years old in Gillsburg (aviation accident).

Adrian Belew

American rock musician.

Born December 23rd, 1949 (age 75 years) in Covington.

Trevor Horn

British record producer and musician.

Born July 15th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Houghton-le-Spring.

Phyllis Hyman

American rhythm-and-blues singer (1949–1995).

Born July 6th, 1949 in Philadelphia. ^[ref]

Died June 30th, 1995 at 45 years old in New York City (drug overdose). ^[ref]

Pamela Reed

American actress.

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

Christy Walton

American heiress, billionaire, and philanthropist.

Born February 8th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Jackson.

Ranil Wickremesinghe

President of sri lanka since 2022.

Born March 24th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Colombo.

Abdullah Öcalan

Ideologist, writer and founder of the kurdistan workers' party (pkk).

Born April 4th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Ömerli.

Ron Palillo

American actor, teacher (1949-2012).

Born April 2nd, 1949 in New Haven.

Died August 14th, 2012 at 63 years old in Florida (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

John Farnham

Australian singer.

Born July 1st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Dagenham.