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In the year 1939
1,331 Notable birthdays
Robert A. M. Stern
American architect (1939-2025).
Born May 23rd, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died November 27th, 2025 at 86 years old in Manhattan (lung disease). [ref]
Fernando Luján
Mexican actor (1939–2019).
Born August 23rd, 1939 in Bogotá. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2019 at 79 years old in Puerto Escondido (respiratory failure). [ref]
Shelagh Delaney
English dramatist and screenwriter (1938–2011).
Born November 25th, 1939 in Salford Royal Hospital.
Died November 21st, 2011 at 71 years old in Suffolk (breast cancer). [ref]
Eddie Holland
American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Born October 30th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Detroit.
Jane Yolen
American speculative fiction and children's writer.
Born February 11th, 1939 (age 87 years) in New York City.
Narayan Gopal
Nepalese singer (1939–1990).
Born October 4th, 1939 in Kathmandu.
Died December 5th, 1990 at 51 years old in Kathmandu (diabetes).
Toni Cade Bambara
American author, activist, professor (1939–1995).
Born March 25th, 1939 in New York City.
Died December 9th, 1995 at 56 years old in Philadelphia (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Joseph Raz
Israeli philosopher (1939–2022).
Born March 21st, 1939 in Palestine.
Died May 2nd, 2022 at 83 years old in Hammersmith. [ref]
Ricky Valance
Welsh singer (1936-2020).
Born April 10th, 1939 in Ynysddu. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2020 at 81 years old (dementia). [ref]
Bill Janklow
American politician (1939–2012).
Born September 13th, 1939 in Chicago.
Died January 12th, 2012 at 72 years old in Sioux Falls (brain cancer). [ref]
Royce D. Applegate
American actor (1939–2003).
Born December 25th, 1939 in Midwest City.
Died January 1st, 2003 at 63 years old in Hollywood Hills (smoke inhalation injury).
John O'Keefe
American british neuroscientist, 2014 nobel laureate in physiology or medicine.
Born November 18th, 1939 (age 86 years) in New York City. [ref]
Frank McLintock
Scottish footballer and manager (born 1939).
Born December 28th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Glasgow.
Phil Read
British motorcycle racer (1939–2022).
Born January 1st, 1939 in Luton.
Died October 6th, 2022 at 83 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Concha Velasco
Spanish actress-singer.
Born November 29th, 1939 in Valladolid.
Died December 2nd, 2023 at 84 years old in Majadahonda (lymphoma). [ref]
David Hobbs
British former racing driver, racing commentator.
Jake Holmes
American singer-songwriter and jingle writer.
Born December 28th, 1939 (age 86 years) in San Francisco.
Anita Guha
Indian actress.
Born January 17th, 1939.
Died June 20th, 2007 at 68 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
George M. Whitesides
American chemist and professor of chemistry.
Born August 3rd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Louisville.
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