Jimmy Boyd

American singer, musician, and actor (1939-2009).

Born January 9th, 1939 in McComb.

Died March 7th, 2009 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). ^[ref]

Josh McDowell

American writer.

Born August 17th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Union City.

Brian Auger

British jazz and rock keyboardist.

Born July 18th, 1939 (age 86 years) in London.

Pak Pong-ju

Premier of north korea from 2003 to 2007 and 2013 to 2019.

Born April 10th, 1939 (age 87 years) in North Hamgyong Province.

Alan Ayckbourn

English playwright (born 1939).

Born April 12th, 1939 (age 87 years) in London.

Norman Davies

British historian.

Born June 8th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Bolton.

Don Calfa

American actor (1939-2016).

Born December 3rd, 1939 in Brooklyn.

Died December 1st, 2016 at 76 years old in Palm Springs (disease). ^[ref]

Nur Misuari

Filipino politician.

Born March 3rd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Jolo.

Zviad Gamsakhurdia

1st president of georgia (1991–92).

Born March 31st, 1939 in Tbilisi.

Died December 31st, 1993 at 54 years old in Dzveli Khibula (gunshot wound).

Walt Bellamy

American professional basketball player (1939-2013).

Born July 24th, 1939 in New Bern.

Died November 2nd, 2013 at 74 years old in College Park. ^[ref]

Kit Bond

American politician (1939–2025).

Born March 6th, 1939 in St. Louis.

Died May 13th, 2025 at 86 years old in St. Louis. ^[ref]

D. C. Fontana

American screenwriter (1939–2019).

Born March 25th, 1939 in Sussex County.

Died December 2nd, 2019 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). ^[ref]

George Gilder

Author, economist, technology writer.

Born November 29th, 1939 (age 86 years) in New York City. ^[ref]

Carolee Schneemann

American visual experimental artist (1939–2019).

Born October 12th, 1939 in Fox Chase.

Died March 6th, 2019 at 79 years old in New Paltz (breast cancer).

Peter Mayle

British writer.

Born June 14th, 1939 in Oxshott. ^[ref]

Died January 18th, 2018 at 78 years old in Aix-en-Provence. ^[ref]

Lawrence Pressman

American actor.

Born July 10th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Cynthiana.

Liz Dawn

English actress (1939-2017).

Born November 8th, 1939 in Leeds.

Died September 25th, 2017 at 77 years old in Whitefield (pulmonary emphysema). ^[ref]

Denise Alexander

American actress.

Born November 11th, 1939 in New York City.

Died March 5th, 2025 at 85 years old in Boulder. ^[ref]

Marisa Mell

Austrian actress (1939–1992).

Born February 24th, 1939 in Graz.

Died May 16th, 1992 at 53 years old in Vienna (esophageal cancer).

Idris Muhammad

American drummer (1939-2014).

Born November 13th, 1939 in New Orleans.

Died July 29th, 2014 at 74 years old in Fort Lauderdale.

John Howard Davies

English actor, director and producer (1939–2011).

Born March 9th, 1939 in Paddington.

Died August 22nd, 2011 at 72 years old in Blewbury (cancer). ^[ref]

Aníbal Cavaco Silva

President of portugal.

Born July 15th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Boliqueime.

Wayne Cochran

American soul singer (1939-2017).

Born May 10th, 1939 in Thomaston. ^[ref]

Died November 21st, 2017 at 78 years old in Miami (cancer). ^[ref]

Peter Revson

American racecar driver.

Born February 27th, 1939 in New York City.

Died March 22nd, 1974 at 35 years old in Kyalami.

Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Ukrainian football manager (1939–2002).

Born January 6th, 1939 in Kyiv.

Died May 13th, 2002 at 63 years old in Zaporizhzhia (stroke).