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In the year 1939
1,331 Notable birthdays
Johnny Preston
American rock and roll singer (1939–2011).
Born August 18th, 1939 in Port Arthur.
Died March 4th, 2011 at 71 years old in Beaumont (heart failure). [ref]
Tarcisio Burgnich
Italian footballer (1939-2021).
Born April 25th, 1939 in Ruda.
Died May 26th, 2021 at 82 years old in Forte dei Marmi. [ref]
Ayi Kwei Armah
Ghanaian writer (born 1939).
Born October 28th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Sekondi-Takoradi.
James M. Bardeen
American physicist (1939–2022).
Born May 9th, 1939 in Minneapolis.
Died June 20th, 2022 at 83 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Rosanna Schiaffino
Italian actress (1939-2009).
Born November 25th, 1939 in Genoa.
Died October 17th, 2009 at 69 years old in Milan (breast cancer). [ref]
Ruth Perry
President of liberia (1939–2017).
Born July 16th, 1939 in Grand Cape Mount County.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 77 years old in Columbus. [ref]
Jerry Pinkney
American writer and children's book illustrator (1939–2021).
Born December 22nd, 1939 in Philadelphia.
Died October 20th, 2021 at 81 years old in Sleepy Hollow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Glauber Rocha
Brazilian film director, actor and writer (1939–1981).
Born March 14th, 1939 in Vitória da Conquista.
Died August 22nd, 1981 at 42 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Alexandros Panagoulis
Greek politician and poet (1939-1976).
Born July 2nd, 1939 in Glyfada.
Died May 1st, 1976 at 36 years old in Athens (traffic collision).
Daniel C. Tsui
Chinese-american physicist, nobel laureate.
Born February 28th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Baofeng County.
Sidney Altman
Canadian american molecular biologist (1939-2022).
Born May 7th, 1939 in Montreal. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2022 at 82 years old in Rockleigh. [ref]
Peter Grünberg
German physicist, and nobel prize in physics laureate (1939-2018).
Born May 18th, 1939 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2018 at 78 years old in Jülich. [ref]
Viola Wills
American singer (1939–2009).
Born December 30th, 1939 in Watts.
Died May 6th, 2009 at 69 years old in Phoenix (cancer). [ref]
David Anthony King
British academic and scientific adviser.
Born August 12th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Durban.
Ameen Faheem
Pakistani politician and spiritual leader (1939-2015).
Born August 4th, 1939 in Matiari District.
Died November 21st, 2015 at 76 years old in Karachi (leukemia).
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