Don Givens

Irish footballer and manager.

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

Ivan Patzaichin

Romanian sprint canoeist (1949–2021).

Born November 26th, 1949 in Mila 23.

Died September 5th, 2021 at 71 years old in Emergency University Hospital Elias (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Odilo Scherer

Catholic cardinal.

Born September 21st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Cerro Largo.

Thierry Sabine

French racing driver.

Born June 13th, 1949 in Boulogne-Billancourt. ^[ref]

Died January 14th, 1986 at 36 years old in Gourma-Rharous (aviation accident). ^[ref]

Sergei Bagapsh

Abkhazian politician (1949-2011).

Born March 4th, 1949 in Sukhumi.

Died May 29th, 2011 at 62 years old in Moscow (heart failure). ^[ref]

Paco Ignacio Taibo II

Spanish-mexican writer, novelist, journalist, and historian (born 1949).

Born January 11th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Gijón.

Mart Helme

Estonian historian, diplomat and politician (born 1949).

Born October 31st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Pärnu.

Brian Haw

British peace activist (1949–2011).

Born January 7th, 1949 in Essex, Woodford Green.

Died June 18th, 2011 at 62 years old in Berlin (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Nasser Hejazi

Iranian footballer.

Born December 19th, 1949 in Tehran.

Died May 23rd, 2011 at 61 years old in Tehran (cancer). ^[ref]

Carlo Petrini

Italian activist.

Born June 22nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Bra.