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In the year 1939
1,331 Notable birthdays
Jimmy Hunt
American actor.
Born December 4th, 1939 in Los Angeles.
Died July 18th, 2025 at 85 years old in Simi Valley. [ref]
Julius Chan
Papua new guinean politician (1939–2025).
Born August 29th, 1939 in Tanga Islands.
Died January 30th, 2025 at 85 years old in New Ireland Province. [ref]
Susumu Tonegawa
Japanese biologist (1939 - ).
Born September 5th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Nagoya. [ref]
Harry Kroto
British chemist (1939-2016).
Born October 7th, 1939 in Wisbech.
Died April 30th, 2016 at 76 years old in Lewes (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Rhodri Morgan
First minister of wales (1939-2017).
Born September 29th, 1939 in Cardiff.
Died May 17th, 2017 at 77 years old in Wenvoe (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George F. R. Ellis
Cosmologist from south africa.
Born August 11th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Johannesburg.
Zeng Qinghong
Former politburo standing committee member of the chinese communist party.
Czesław Niemen
Polish rock musician (1939–2004).
Born February 16th, 1939 in Staryja Vasiliški. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2004 at 64 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
German footballer (1939–2024).
Born March 31st, 1939 in Düren.
Died May 20th, 2024 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
Anthony D. Smith
British academic (1939-2016).
Born September 23rd, 1939 in London.
Died July 19th, 2016 at 76 years old in London.
Helmut Haller
German footballer (1939–2012).
Born July 21st, 1939 in Augsburg.
Died October 11th, 2012 at 73 years old in Augsburg (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Lucia Popp
Slovak operatic soprano.
Born November 12th, 1939 in Záhorská Ves. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1993 at 54 years old in Munich (brain cancer).
Tamaki Katori
Japanese actress (1938–2015).
Born October 21st, 1939 in Kumamoto.
Died October 12th, 2015 at 75 years old
Louis Andriessen
Dutch composer, pianist and university lecturer.
Born June 6th, 1939 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2021 at 82 years old in Weesp (dementia). [ref]
Ron Hill
English former runner and clothing entrepreneur (1938–2021).
Born September 25th, 1939 in Accrington. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Tameside. [ref]
Peter Camejo
American politician (1939-2008).
Born December 31st, 1939 in Queens.
Died September 13th, 2008 at 68 years old in Folsom (cancer, lymphoma). [ref]
James Dunn
British new testament scholar and theologian (1939-2020).
Born October 21st, 1939 in Birmingham.
Died June 26th, 2020 at 80 years old in Chichester. [ref]
João Bernardo Vieira
President of guinea-bissau (1939-2009).
Born April 27th, 1939 in Bissau.
Died March 2nd, 2009 at 69 years old in Bissau (gunshot wound, deliberate murder). [ref]
James Mancham
President of seychelles (1939-2017).
Born August 11th, 1939 in Victoria. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2017 at 77 years old in Victoria, Glacis (stroke). [ref]
Adam Osborne
American writer and software publisher (1939-2003).
Born March 6th, 1939 in Bangkok.
Died March 18th, 2003 at 64 years old in Kodaikanal.
Nikola Pilić
Croatian tennis coach and former yugoslavian tennis player.
Born August 27th, 1939 in Split.
Died September 22nd, 2025 at 86 years old in Rijeka. [ref]
Irán Eory
Iranian actress (1939–2002).
Born October 21st, 1939 in Tehran.
Died March 10th, 2002 at 62 years old in Mexico City (brain tumor, cerebral edema).
Keiji Nakazawa
Japanese manga artist (1939-2012).
Born March 14th, 1939 in Hiroshima, Naka-ku.
Died December 19th, 2012 at 73 years old in Hiroshima (lung cancer). [ref]
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