* 1949 – Patrick Hernandez, French singer and songwriter

* 1949 – Horst Ludwig Störmer, German physicist, Nobel laureate

* 1949 – Scott Turow, American writer

* 1874 – Cyriel Verschaeve, Flemish clergyman ( d. 1949 )

* 1949 – Phil Garner, American baseball manager

* 1949 – António Guterres, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal

* 1949 – Jeff Cook, American singer-songwriter and musician ( Alabama )

* 1949 – Dino Bravo, Italian-Canadian wrestler ( d. 1993 )

* 1949 – Alan Campbell, Irish pastor

* 1949 – Clarence Richard Silva, American bishop

* 1949 – Jonathan Kellerman, American author

* 1949 – Ted Simmons, American baseball player

* 1949 – Philippe Petit, French tightrope walker

* 1949 – Jim Brunzell, American wrestler

* 1949 – James Fallows, American journalist

* 1949 – Bertalan Farkas, Hungarian astronaut

After 1890 came philosopher Josiah Royce ( 1855 – 1916 ), botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey ( 1858 – 1954 ), the Southern Agrarians of the 1920s and 1930s, novelist John Steinbeck ( 1902 – 1968 ), historian A. Whitney Griswold ( 1906 – 1963 ), environmentalist Aldo Leopold ( 1887 – 1948 ), Ralph Borsodi ( 1886 – 1977 ), and present-day authors Wendell Berry ( b. 1934 ), Gene Logsdon ( b. 1932 ), Paul Thompson, and Allan C. Carlson ( b. 1949 ).

* 1949 – Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Kyrgyzstani politician, 2nd President of Kyrgyzstan

* 1949 – Ray Nettles, American football player ( d. 2009 )

* 2010 – Bobby Farrell, Aruban singer ( Boney M ) ( b. 1949 )

Only Ernie Shore ever fashioned a longer spell of no-hit relief, although Bobby Shantz pitched 9 no-hit innings in relief on 05 / 06 / 1949, when Connie Mack brought him into his second major league game to relieve with no outs in the 4th inning.

* Challenge to Lassie ( 1949 ), an earlier film based on Atkinson's book, but replacing Bobby with Lassie.

During this coaching stint, he had on the Bears roster two future Hall of Fame players, Bobby Layne in 1948 and George Blanda from 1949 to 1958.

The ground, nicknamed the Theatre of Dreams by Bobby Charlton, has been United's permanent residence since 1910, with the exception of an eight-year absence from 1941 to 1949, following the bombing of the stadium during the Second World War.

Robert Anthony " Bobby " Grich ( born January 15, 1949 in Muskegon, Michigan ) is an American former professional baseball second baseman who played for the Baltimore Orioles ( 1970 – 1976 ) and California Angels ( 1977 – 1986 ) of Major League Baseball.

* Bobby Scott ( American football ) ( born 1949 ), former Tennessee Volunteers and New Orleans Saints quarterback

Lead singers in the group, of different nationalities, have included Eugenio Pérez, Manolo Barquín, Humberto Cané, Bienvenido Granda, Israel del Pino, Alfredito Valdés, Miguel de Gonzalo, Bienvenido León, Daniel Santos, Myrta Silva ( she was the first female member of this musical cooperative, joining it in 1949 — Celia Cruz succeeded her in 1950, continuing to perform and record with the conjunto till 1965 ), Leo Marini, Miguelito Valdés, Gloria Díaz, Bobby Capó, Nelson Pinedo, Vicentico Valdés, Olga Chorens, Tony Álvarez, Estanislao " Laíto " Sureda, Alberto Beltrán ( Daniel Santos recommended him to Rogelio Martínez ), Celio González, Carlos Argentino ( he was the first husband of Celia Cruz ), Carmen Delia Dipiní, Johnny López, Felipe " la Voz " Rodríguez, Víctor Piñero, Rey Caney, Toña la Negra, Elliot Romero, Justo Betancourt, Linda Leida, Eladio " Yayo el Indio " Peguero, Raúl Planas, Ismael Miranda and, arguably, its greatest alumna, Celia Cruz ( she would return to record one final album with the collective in 1982 ).

The book is often considered a classic, especially for children, and has been reprinted several times ; it was the basis for the films Challenge to Lassie ( MGM, 1949 ) and Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog ( Disney, 1961 ), although both of these postdated her death.

* 1949 – John Cooper Clarke, English punk-poet

At the end of 1949, he went on tour in Paris with a group including Tadd Dameron, Kenny Clarke ( who remained in Europe after the tour ), and James Moody.

* Oz Clarke ( born 1949 ), a British wine writer

* Louise Clarke ( 1949 – 2012 )

Numerous notable people were born in the town including: James Oglethorpe ( born 1696 ), founder of the colony of Georgia ; Julius Caesar ( born 1830 ), cricketer ; Aldous Huxley ( born 1894 ), writer ; Nick Clarke ( born 1948 ), radio journalist and presenter ; and Mick Mills ( born 1949 ), footballer.

Those working on the syndicated newspaper panel after Ripley included Joe Campbell ( 1946 – 1956 ), Art Sloggatt ( 1917 – 1975 ), Clem Gretter ( 1941 – 1949 ), Carl Dorese, Bob Clarke ( 1943 – 1944 ), Stan Randall, Paul Frehm ( 1938 – 1978 ; he became the full time artist in 1949 ) and his brother Walter Frehm ( 1948 – 1989 ); Walter worked part time with his brother Paul and became a full time Ripley artist from 1978 – 1989.

In 1949, Clarke had a brief affair with jazz singer Annie Ross.

* John Cooper Clarke ( born 1949 ), British performance poet

* John Cooper Clarke ( born 1949 ), British performance poet, active since the late 1970s

The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks, published by Clarke Irwin in 1949, is the second of the Samuel Marchbanks books by Canadian novelist and journalist Robertson Davies.

Sandover Medalists: 1932: Keith Hough, 1933 – 34: Sammy Clarke, 1936: George Moloney, 1949: Gordon Maffina, 1967: John Parkinson, 1984: Michael Mitchell / Steve Malaxos, 2005: Jaxon Crabb, 2007: Anthony Jones, 2011: Luke Blackwell, 2012: Kane Mitchell

He broke Clarke Hinkle's record of 3860 yards on October 3, 1949 when he rushed for 135 yards on 33 attempts and scoring two touchdowns in a 22-14 win over the Detroit Lions.

In 1949 the principal, W E McClure, returned from furlough with a doctorate, as did F C Clarke, whose specialty was science.

After Carl Swanson's death in 1949, his sons Gilbert C. and W. Clarke took over the company.

From 1949 through 1950, Davis recorded twelve tunes with a nonet consisting of himself and other noted jazz musicians including arranger Gil Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, John Lewis, Max Roach and Kenny Clarke, the arrangements for this group were scored for instruments rarely used in jazz such as French horn and tuba.

John Cooper Clarke ( born 25 January 1949 ) is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a " punk poet ".

Clarke was born in Salford, Lancashire in 1949.

* Richard Clarke ( bishop ) ( born 1949 ), Bishop of Meath and Kildare

* 1949 Canon G K Sturrock Clarke

* Dancing in the Dark ( 1949 ) as Julie Clarke