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In the year 1939
1,331 Notable birthdays
John C. Wells
British phonetician and esperanto teacher.
Born March 11th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Bootle. [ref]
Leka, Crown Prince of Albania
Head of the house of zogu (1961-2011).
Born April 5th, 1939 in Tirana.
Died November 30th, 2011 at 72 years old in Tirana. [ref]
George V. Higgins
American novelist, lawyer, journalist, professor.
Born November 13th, 1939 in Brockton.
Died November 6th, 1999 at 59 years old in Milton (myocardial infarction).
Zelmo Beaty
American basketball player (1939–2013).
Born October 25th, 1939 in Hillister.
Died September 7th, 2013 at 73 years old in Bellevue (cancer).
Gerald Murnane
Contemporary australian novelist (born 1939).
Born February 25th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Melbourne.
Bertrand Blier
French film director (1939–2025).
Born March 14th, 1939 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died January 20th, 2025 at 85 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mary Catherine Bateson
American anthropologist (1939-2021).
Born December 8th, 1939 in New York City.
Died January 2nd, 2021 at 81 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Enzo Staiola
Italian actor.
Born November 15th, 1939 in Rome.
Died June 4th, 2025 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Vladimir Menshov
Soviet and russian film director and actor (1939–2021).
Born September 17th, 1939 in Baku.
Died July 5th, 2021 at 81 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Angelo Infanti
Italian actor (1939-2010).
Born February 16th, 1939 in Zagarolo.
Died October 12th, 2010 at 71 years old in Tivoli (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Arik Einstein
Israeli singer (1939-2013).
Born January 3rd, 1939 in Tel Aviv.
Died November 26th, 2013 at 74 years old in Tel Aviv (thoracic aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Nicholas Grimshaw
English architect (1939–2025).
Born October 9th, 1939 in Hove.
Died September 14th, 2025 at 85 years old [ref]
Jean Djorkaeff
French footballer and manager (born 1939).
Born October 27th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Charvieu.
Mary Twala
South african actress (1939-2020).
Born September 14th, 1939 in Soweto.
Died July 4th, 2020 at 80 years old in Johannesburg.
Afric Simone
Mozambican vocalist, musician, performance artist, multi-instrumentalist, dancer and entertainer.
Born October 10th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Inhambane.
Bill Graham
Canadian politician (1939–2022).
Born March 17th, 1939 in Montreal.
Died August 7th, 2022 at 83 years old [ref]
Mike Lowry
American politician (1939-2017).
Born March 8th, 1939 in St. John.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 78 years old in Olympia (stroke). [ref]
Paul Coverdell
American politician (1939–2000).
Born January 20th, 1939 in Des Moines.
Died July 18th, 2000 at 61 years old in Atlanta (neurological disorder).
Benjamin Barber
Walt whitman professor emeritus at rutgers university (1939–2017).
Born August 2nd, 1939 in New York City.
Died April 24th, 2017 at 77 years old in Manhattan (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Héctor Bonilla
Mexican actor and politician (1939–2022).
Born March 14th, 1939 in Tetela de Ocampo Municipality.
Died November 25th, 2022 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Patrick Williams
American composer, arranger, and conductor who works in many genres of music, and in film and television (1938-2018).
Born April 23rd, 1939 in Bonne Terre.
Died July 25th, 2018 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
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