Gulbuddin Hekmatyar

Afghan politician, mujahid and drug trafficker (born 1949).

Born August 1st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Kunduz. ^[ref]

Peter Friedman

American actor.

Born April 24th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City. ^[ref]

David A. Johnston

American volcanologist (1949–1980).

Born December 18th, 1949 in Chicago.

Died May 18th, 1980 at 30 years old in Mount St. Helens (1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens).

Leon Redbone

Musician, songwriter, arranger, producer (1949-2019).

Born August 26th, 1949 in Nicosia.

Died May 30th, 2019 at 69 years old in New Hope (dementia). ^[ref]

Joni Eareckson Tada

American artist.

Born October 15th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Baltimore.

Richard Hell

American musician.

Born October 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Lexington.

Floella Benjamin

British actress, author, and businesswoman (born 1949).

Born September 23rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Pointe-à-Pierre.

Maury Chaykin

American actor (1949-2010).

Born July 27th, 1949 in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

Died July 27th, 2010 at 61 years old in Toronto (heart failure). ^[ref]

Ian Charleson

Scottish actor (1949-1990).

Born August 11th, 1949 in Edinburgh. ^[ref]

Died January 6th, 1990 at 40 years old in London (death from AIDS-related complications). ^[ref]

Gundappa Viswanath

Indian cricketer.

Born February 12th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Bhadravathi.