Veruschka von Lehndorff

German model, actress and performance artist.

Born May 14th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Königsberg.

Pieter van Vollenhoven

Dutch professor and royal (born 1939).

Born April 30th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Schiedam.

Craig R. Barrett

American business executive; ceo of intel.

Born August 29th, 1939 (age 86 years) in San Francisco.

Ivar Jacobson

Swedish computer scientist.

Born September 2nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Ystad.

Colin Thubron

President of the royal society of literature.

Born June 14th, 1939 (age 86 years) in London.

Don Alias

American jazz percussionist (1939–2006).

Born December 25th, 1939 in New York City.

Died March 28th, 2006 at 66 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

American writer.

Born June 3rd, 1939 in Alexandria.

Died July 6th, 2007 at 68 years old in Princeton.

Neil Sloane

British mathematician.

Born October 10th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Beaumaris.

Ralph Boston

Olympic athlete (1939–2023).

Born May 9th, 1939 in Laurel.

Died April 30th, 2023 at 83 years old in Peachtree City (stroke). ^[ref]

George Robert Carruthers

American physicist (1939-2020).

Born October 1st, 1939 in Cincinnati.

Died December 26th, 2020 at 81 years old ^[ref]

Tim Wirth

American politician.

Born September 22nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Santa Fe.

Pierre Tendean

National hero of indonesia (1939-1965).

Born February 21st, 1939 in Jakarta.

Died October 1st, 1965 at 26 years old in Jakarta.

James Crumley

American writer (1939–2008).

Born October 12th, 1939 in Three Rivers.

Died September 17th, 2008 at 68 years old in Missoula (respiratory disease). ^[ref]

Jean-Marie Lehn

French chemist.

Born September 30th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Rosheim. ^[ref]

Jay Kim

American politician.

Born March 27th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Keijō.

Pádraig Flynn

Irish politician and eu commissioner.

Born May 9th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Castlebar.

Brian Garfield

American novelist, historian and screenwriter (1939-2018).

Born April 24th, 1939 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died December 29th, 2018 at 79 years old in Pasadena.

Giorgio Gaber

Italian singer-songwriter and actor (1939-2003).

Born January 25th, 1939 in Milan.

Died January 1st, 2003 at 63 years old in Camaiore.

Molly Haskell

American film critic.

Born September 29th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Charlotte.

Mickey Kantor

American businessman.

Born August 7th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Nashville.

Murray Rose

Australian swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1939-2012).

Born January 6th, 1939 in Birmingham, Nairn.

Died April 15th, 2012 at 73 years old in Sydney (leukemia). ^[ref]

José Argüelles

American author and artist (1939-2011).

Born January 24th, 1939 in Rochester.

Died March 23rd, 2011 at 72 years old in Australia. ^[ref]

Michael Fried

American art critic.

Born April 12th, 1939 (age 87 years) in New York City.

Michel Colombier

French composer, arranger, and conductor (1939–2004).

Born May 23rd, 1939 in 7th arrondissement of Lyon.

Died November 14th, 2004 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). ^[ref]

Abdul Fattah Ismail

President of south yemen (1939-1986).

Born July 28th, 1939 in Al Aghābirah. ^[ref]

Died January 13th, 1986 at 46 years old in Aden.