Virginia Vallejo

Colombian writer, columnist, television and radio journalist.

Born August 26th, 1949 (age 75 years) in Cartago Municipality.

Haruki Murakami

Japanese writer (born 1949).

Born January 12th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Kyoto.

Philippe Petit

French high-wire artist.

Born August 13th, 1949 (age 75 years) in Nemours. ^[ref]

Carlos Lehder

Former colombian drug trafficker.

Born September 7th, 1949 (age 75 years) in Armenia.

Sissy Spacek

American actress.

Born December 25th, 1949 (age 75 years) in Quitman. ^[ref]

Bill O'Reilly

American political commentator, television host and writer.

Born September 10th, 1949 (age 75 years) in Manhattan.

Pam Grier

American actress.

Born May 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Winston-Salem.

Gregg Popovich

American basketball coach (born 1949).

Born January 28th, 1949 (age 76 years) in East Chicago.

Leslie Van Houten

Convicted murderer.

Born August 23rd, 1949 (age 75 years) in Altadena.

Linda Lovelace

American pornographic actress, later anti-porn activist.

Born January 10th, 1949 in The Bronx.

Died April 22nd, 2002 at 53 years old in Denver (traffic collision).