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In the year 1949

1,471 Notable birthdays

Anura Bandaranaike

Sri lankan politician (1949–2008).

Born February 15th, 1949 in Colombo.

Died March 16th, 2008 at 59 years old in Colombo. [ref]

Don Givens

Irish footballer and manager.

Born August 9th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Limerick.

Dubravka Ugrešić

Croatian writer (1949–2023).

Born March 27th, 1949 in Kutina.

Died March 17th, 2023 at 73 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]

Hugh David Politzer

American physicist.

Born August 31st, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City. [ref]

James Michael Harvey

American roman catholic cardinal.

Born October 20th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Milwaukee.

Janet Ågren

Swedish film actress.

Born April 6th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Landskrona.

Philippe Djian

French writer.

Born June 3rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Paris.

Chris Dobson

British chemist (1949-2019).

Born October 8th, 1949 in Rinteln.

Died September 8th, 2019 at 69 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

Surin Pitsuwan

Thai politician (1949-2017).

Born October 28th, 1949 in Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Died November 30th, 2017 at 68 years old in Bangkok, Ramkhamhaeng Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Alex Miller

Scottish association football player.

Born July 4th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Glasgow.

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