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April 13, 1949

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1949Len Cook, New Zealand-English mathematician and statistician[†]

Leonard Warren Cook CBE CRSNZ is a professional statistician who was Government Statistician of New Zealand from 1992 to 2000, and National Statistician and Director of the United Kingdom Office for National Statistics, and Registrar General for England and Wales from 2000 to 2005. He served as Families Commissioner in New Zealand from 2015 to 2018.

Frank Doran (British politician)

1949Frank Doran, Scottish lawyer and politician (died 2017)[†]

Frank Doran was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen South from 1987 to 1992, when he lost his seat. He was re-elected in 1997 to Aberdeen Central, and most recently represented Aberdeen North. He was the husband of former Labour MP Dame Joan Ruddock; it was the second marriage of both politicians.

Christopher Hitchens

1949Christopher Hitchens, English-American essayist, literary critic, and journalist (died 2011)[†]

Christopher Eric Hitchens was a British and American author and journalist. He was the author of 18 books on faith, religion, culture, politics, and literature.