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In the year 1939

1,331 Notable birthdays

Vincent Siew

12th vice president of republic of china(taiwan).

Born January 3rd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Chiayi City.

Ray Lovejoy

British film editor (1939–2001).

Born February 18th, 1939 in United Kingdom.

Died October 19th, 2001 at 62 years old in London (myocardial infarction).

Howard Winstone

Welsh boxer (1939-2000).

Born April 15th, 1939 in Merthyr Tydfil.

Died September 30th, 2000 at 61 years old in Merthyr Tydfil.

James Hartle

American physicist (1939-2023).

Born August 20th, 1939 in Baltimore. [ref]

Died May 17th, 2023 at 83 years old in Zurich. [ref]

Arthur Chilingarov

Russian explorer and politician (1939–2024).

Born September 25th, 1939 in Saint Petersburg.

Died June 1st, 2024 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Matija Bećković

Serbian writer.

Born November 29th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Senta.

Robbie Brightwell

Athletics competitor (1939–2022).

Born October 27th, 1939 in Rawalpindi.

Died March 6th, 2022 at 82 years old

Jude Milhon

American hacker and author (1939–2003).

Born March 12th, 1939 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Died July 19th, 2003 at 64 years old (cancer). [ref]

Hans-Christian Ströbele

German lawyer and politician (1939–2022).

Born June 7th, 1939 in Halle (Saale).

Died August 29th, 2022 at 83 years old in Moabit. [ref]

Pierre Desproges

French humorist (1939–1988).

Born May 9th, 1939 in Pantin.

Died April 18th, 1988 at 48 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).

Kurt Luedtke

Playwright, screenwriter (1939-2020).

Born September 28th, 1939 in Michigan.

Died August 9th, 2020 at 80 years old in Royal Oak. [ref]

Bill McGill

American basketball player.

Born September 16th, 1939 in San Angelo.

Died July 11th, 2014 at 74 years old in Salt Lake City.

Raimund Harmstorf

German actor (1939-1998).

Born October 7th, 1939 in Hamburg.

Died May 3rd, 1998 at 58 years old in Marktoberdorf (hanging to death).

Daniel H. Janzen

American biologist.

Born January 18th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Milwaukee.

Lol Mahamat Choua

Chadian politician (1939-2019).

Born June 15th, 1939 in Mao.

Died September 15th, 2019 at 80 years old in N'Djamena (cancer).

Cláudio Coutinho

Brazilian football manager (1939-1981).

Born January 5th, 1939 in Dom Pedrito.

Died November 27th, 1981 at 42 years old in Rio de Janeiro (death from scuba diving, drowning).

Saby Kamalich

Peruvian-mexican actress.

Born May 13th, 1939 in Lima. [ref]

Died September 13th, 2017 at 78 years old in Mexico City. [ref]

Malay Roy Choudhury

Indian bengali writer and poet (1939–2023).

Born October 29th, 1939 in Patna district.

Died October 26th, 2023 at 83 years old

David Goodstein

American physicist (1939–2024).

Born April 5th, 1939 in Brooklyn.

Died April 10th, 2024 at 85 years old

Ileana Cotrubaș

Romanian operatic soprano singer.

Born June 9th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Galați.

Rudolf Bayer

German computer scientist.

Born May 7th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Wasserlosen. [ref]

Ali Habib Mahmud

Syrian military officer (1939-2020).

Born January 1st, 1939 in Tartus.

Died March 20th, 2020 at 81 years old in National University Hospital. [ref]

Aleksandër Meksi

Albanian politician.

Born March 8th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Tirana.

Richard Zare

American chemist (born 1939).

Born November 19th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Cleveland.

Bill Bridges

American basketball player (1939–2015).

Born April 4th, 1939 in Hobbs.

Died September 25th, 2015 at 76 years old in Santa Monica.

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