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In the year 1939
1,228 Notable birthdays
George Hamilton
American film and television actor.
Born August 12th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Memphis.
Dean Arnold Corll
American serial killer (1939–1973).
Born December 24th, 1939 in Fort Wayne.
Died August 8th, 1973 at 33 years old in Pasadena (gunshot wound, exsanguination).
Paul Sorvino
American actor (1939–2022).
Born April 13th, 1939 in Bensonhurst.
Died July 25th, 2022 at 83 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
Colombian drug lord, formerly one of the leaders of the cali cartel (1939–2022).
Born January 30th, 1939 in Mariquita.
Died May 31st, 2022 at 83 years old in Federal Correctional Complex, Butner. [ref]
Richard Kiel
American actor (1939–2014).
Born September 13th, 1939 in Detroit.
Died September 10th, 2014 at 74 years old in Fresno (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tom Hayden
American activist (1939–2016).
Born December 11th, 1939 in Detroit.
Died October 23rd, 2016 at 76 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Valerie Harper
American actress (1939-2019).
Born August 22nd, 1939 in Suffern.
Died August 30th, 2019 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (meningeal carcinomatosis). [ref]
Mike Farrell
American actor and producer (born 1939).
Born February 6th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Saint Paul.
Ginger Baker
English drummer (1939–2019).
Born August 19th, 1939 in Lewisham.
Died October 6th, 2019 at 80 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Peter Bogdanovich
American film director (1939-2022).
Born July 30th, 1939 in Kingston.
Died January 6th, 2022 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Cynthia Lennon
Former wife of john lennon (1939-2015).
Born September 10th, 1939 in Blackpool.
Died April 1st, 2015 at 75 years old in Mallorca (lung cancer, cancer). [ref]
Mike Ditka
American football player, coach, and television commentator (born 1939).
Born October 18th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Carnegie.
Mark Margolis
American actor (1939–2023).
Born November 26th, 1939 in Philadelphia.
Died August 3rd, 2023 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Stanislav Petrov
Officer of the soviet air defence forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident (1939-2017).
Born September 7th, 1939 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2017 at 77 years old in Fryazino (pneumonia). [ref]
Sal Mineo
American actor (1939-1976).
Born January 10th, 1939 in New York City.
Died February 12th, 1976 at 37 years old in West Hollywood (stab wound).
Harry Reid
American politician (1939–2021).
Born December 2nd, 1939 in Searchlight.
Died December 28th, 2021 at 82 years old in Henderson (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Melinda Dillon
American actress (1939–2023).
Born October 13th, 1939 in Hope.
Died January 9th, 2023 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Maury Povich
American television personality.
Born January 17th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Washington, D.C..
Neil Sedaka
American singer (1939–2026).
Born March 13th, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died February 27th, 2026 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Terence Hill
Italian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Born March 29th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Venice.
Karen Black
American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter (1939-2013).
Born July 1st, 1939 in Park Ridge. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2013 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (bladder cancer). [ref]
Jerry Krause
American sports executive (1939–2017).
Born April 6th, 1939 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2017 at 77 years old in Chicago. [ref]
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