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July 12, 1949

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Notable Births

1949Simon Fox, English drummer (died 2024)[†]

Simon Andrew David Fox was an English rock drummer, who played in different rock bands during the 1970s and the 1980s, most notably the progressive rock group Be-Bop Deluxe.

Rick Hendrick

1949Rick Hendrick, American businessman, founded Hendrick Motorsports[†]

Joseph Riddick "Rick" Hendrick III is an American businessman. He is best known as the owner of the NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports. He is also a co-owner of JR Motorsports and founder of the Hendrick Automotive Group, the largest privately held dealership group in the United States.

Notable Deaths

Douglas Hyde

1949Douglas Hyde, Irish scholar and politician, 1st President of Ireland (born 1860)[†]

Douglas Ross Hyde, known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn, was an Irish academic, linguist, scholar of the Irish language, politician, and diplomat who served as the first president of Ireland from June 1938 to June 1945. He was a leading figure in the Gaelic revival, and the first president of the Gaelic League, one of the most influential cultural organisations in Ireland at the time.

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