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In the year 1939

1,331 Notable birthdays

Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens

Archbishop of athens and all greece (1939–2008).

Born January 17th, 1939 in Xanthi.

Died January 28th, 2008 at 69 years old in Psychiko (liver cancer). [ref]

Norma Cappagli

Argentine miss world 1960 (1939–2020).

Born September 20th, 1939 in Buenos Aires.

Died December 22nd, 2020 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires (traffic collision). [ref]

Maria Laura Mainetti

Italian religious, martyr and blessed.

Born August 20th, 1939 in Colico.

Died June 6th, 2000 at 60 years old in Chiavenna (stab wound, satanic ritual).

Mónica Miguel

Mexican actress (1939-2020).

Born March 13th, 1939 in Tepic.

Died August 12th, 2020 at 81 years old in Mexico City. [ref]

Isabelle Corey

French actress and model (1939–2011).

Born May 29th, 1939 in Metz.

Died February 6th, 2011 at 71 years old in Crozon (cancer). [ref]

Bijoya Chakravarty

Indian politician.

Born October 7th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Jorhat.

Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan

Armenian general (1939-2021).

Born May 22nd, 1939 in Tbilisi.

Died March 31st, 2021 at 81 years old in Yerevan. [ref]

Danyel Gérard

French singer.

Born March 7th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Paris.

Robert Kramer

American director, actor and screenwriter (1939-1999).

Born June 22nd, 1939 in New York City.

Died November 10th, 1999 at 60 years old in Rouen (meningitis).

Jair Rodrigues

Brazilian musician and singer (1939–2014).

Born February 6th, 1939 in Igarapava.

Died May 8th, 2014 at 75 years old in Cotia (myocardial infarction).

Carlos Lyra

Brazilian singer (1933–2023).

Born May 11th, 1939 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]

Died December 16th, 2023 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro (infection). [ref]

Alan Chalmers

British-australian philosopher of science.

Born November 8th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Bristol.

Willye White

American athlete – long jumper and sprinter (1939–2007).

Born December 31st, 1939 in Money. [ref]

Died February 6th, 2007 at 67 years old in Chicago (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Carlos Soria Fontán

Alpinist from spain.

Born February 5th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Spain.

João César Monteiro

Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic (1939-2003).

Born February 2nd, 1939 in Figueira da Foz.

Died February 3rd, 2003 at 64 years old in Lisbon (lung cancer).

John McCabe

English composer and pianist (1939–2015).

Born April 21st, 1939 in Huyton.

Died February 13th, 2015 at 75 years old in Rochester (brain cancer).

David H. Ahl

Magazine founder.

Born May 17th, 1939 (age 86 years) in United States.

Robert Herbin

French footballer (1939-2020).

Born March 30th, 1939 in 19th arrondissement of Paris.

Died April 27th, 2020 at 81 years old in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez (respiratory failure, heart failure). [ref]

Nurcholish Madjid

Muslim scholar (1939–2005).

Born March 17th, 1939 in Jombang.

Died August 30th, 2005 at 66 years old in Jakarta.

Seán Brady

Irish roman catholic cardinal.

Born August 16th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Drumcalpin.

Carlos Alberto Silva

Brazilian football manager (1939-2017).

Born August 14th, 1939 in Bom Jardim de Minas.

Died January 20th, 2017 at 77 years old in Belo Horizonte. [ref]

Volker Spengler

German actor (1939-2020).

Born February 16th, 1939 in Bremen.

Died February 8th, 2020 at 80 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Luis Ramos

Uruguayan footballer (1939–2021).

Born October 9th, 1939 in Montevideo.

Died March 14th, 2021 at 81 years old in Montevideo. [ref]

Jan Nowicki

Polish actor (1939–2022).

Born November 5th, 1939 in Kowal.

Died December 7th, 2022 at 83 years old in Krzewent (COVID-19). [ref]

Eva Jiřičná

Czech architect and designer (born 1939).

Born March 3rd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Zlín. [ref]

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