Carlos the Jackal

Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as Carlos the Jackal or simply Carlos, is a Venezuelan who conducted a series of assassinations and terrorist bombings from 1973 to 1985. A committed Marxist–Leninist, Ramírez Sánchez was one of the most notorious political terrorists of his era, protected and supported by the Stasi and the KGB. After several bungled bombings, Ramírez Sánchez led the 1975 raid on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters in Vienna, during which three people were killed. He and five others demanded a plane and flew with a number of hostages to Libya.

12 October 1949

Born on the same birth date (12 October 1949): Barclay Shaw • Dave Lloyd (cyclist)

Born on the same birth day (12 October): Allan Evans (footballer) • Bill Auberlen • Brian J. Smith • Jessica Hogg • Michelle Carter (athlete) • Nicolao Dumitru • Roque Máspoli • Serge Clerc • Steve Johnston • Sylvius Leopold Weiss • Vijay Merchant • Željko Milinovič

Born in the same month (October 1949): Bob Siebenberg • Caitlyn Jenner • Dave Lloyd (cyclist) • Dave Schultz (ice hockey) • Gary Richrath • Isaac Bonewits • J. P. Dutta • Kevin Sullivan (wrestler) • Lance Cairns • Laurie Simmons • Manfred Trojahn • Mart Helme • Mike Keenan • Patrick Nève