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In the year 1939
1,331 Notable birthdays
Marie-Claire Blais
Playwright working in quebec (1939–2021).
Born October 5th, 1939 in Quebec City.
Died November 30th, 2021 at 82 years old in Key West. [ref]
Christopher Miles
British film director, producer and screenwriter (1939–2023).
Born April 19th, 1939 in London.
Died September 15th, 2023 at 84 years old in Devizes. [ref]
William B. Lenoir
American astronaut (1939–2010).
Born March 14th, 1939 in Miami.
Died August 26th, 2010 at 71 years old in Albuquerque (bicycle accident). [ref]
Bruno Bušić
Croatian writer (1939–1978).
Born October 6th, 1939 in Donji Vinjani.
Died October 16th, 1978 at 39 years old in Paris (gunshot wound). [ref]
Myles Burnyeat
British scholar of ancient philosophy (1939–2019).
Born January 1st, 1939 in London. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2019 at 80 years old [ref]
Ian Gibson
Irish-spanish historian, hispanist, biographer, and screenwriter (born 1939).
Born April 21st, 1939 (age 87 years) in Dublin.
Leonid Kanevsky
Soviet, russian and israeli theater and film actor, tv presenter.
Dieter Nohlen
German academic and political scientist.
Born November 6th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Oberhausen.
Jonas Čepulis
Boxer (1939–2015).
Born August 11th, 1939 in Joniškėlis.
Died May 28th, 2015 at 75 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Itamar Even-Zohar
Israeli sociologist and linguist.
Born March 23rd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Tel Aviv.
Samih al-Qasim
Palestinian poet , israeli citizen (1939–2014).
Died August 19th, 2014 at 75 years old in Safed (cancer). [ref]
Novera Ahmed
Bangladeshi artist (1939–2015).
Born March 29th, 1939 in Chattogram Division.
Died May 6th, 2015 at 76 years old in Haute-Isle.
Yōhei Sasakawa
Japanese entrepreneur and philanthropist (born 1939).
Born January 8th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Tokyo.
Michelle Duff
Canadian motorcycle racer.
Born December 13th, 1939 in Toronto.
Died July 23rd, 2025 at 85 years old [ref]
Henry Kyemba
Ugandan politician.
Born December 8th, 1939 in Busoga.
Died October 18th, 2023 at 83 years old [ref]
Ignacio Zoco
Spanish footballer (1939–2015).
Born July 31st, 1939 in Garde.
Died September 28th, 2015 at 76 years old in Madrid (leukemia).
Albert Wendt
Contemporary samoan poet and writer (born 1939).
Born October 27th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Apia.
Akis Tsochatzopoulos
Greek politician.
Born July 31st, 1939 in Athens.
Died August 27th, 2021 at 82 years old in Athens (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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