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November 24, 1949

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Henry Bibby

1949Henry Bibby, American basketball player and coach[โ€ ]

Charles Henry Bibby is an American former professional basketball player who played for the New York Knicks, New Orleans Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, and San Diego Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also spent a season as a player-assistant coach for the Lancaster Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).

Shane Bourne

1949Shane Bourne, Australian comedian, actor, and television host[โ€ ]

Shane Jerome Bourne is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and television host.

Ewen Cameron, Baron Cameron of Dillington

1949Ewen Cameron, Baron Cameron of Dillington, English politician[โ€ ]

Ewen James Hanning Cameron, Baron Cameron of Dillington, is a British farmer, landowner and life peer who sits as a crossbench member of the House of Lords.

Sally Davies (doctor)

1949Sally Davies, English hematologist and academic[โ€ ]

Dame Sally Claire Davies is a British physician. She was the Chief Medical Officer from 2010 to 2019 and Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department of Health from 2004 to 2016. She worked as a clinician specialising in the treatment of diseases of the blood and bone marrow. She is now Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, appointed on 8 February 2019, with effect from 8 October 2019. She is one of the founders of the National Institute for Health and Care Research.