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In the year 1939
1,331 Notable birthdays
Boris Tishchenko
Soviet composer (1939–2010).
Born March 23rd, 1939 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 9th, 2010 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer).
Franco Carraro
Italian sport manager and member of the italian socialist party in the 1980s and 1990s.
Born December 6th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Padua.
Don Kojis
American basketball player.
Born January 15th, 1939 in Milwaukee.
Died November 19th, 2021 at 82 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Mary K. Gaillard
American physicist.
Born April 1st, 1939 in New Brunswick.
Died May 23rd, 2025 at 86 years old [ref]
Renato Scarpa
Italian film actor (1939–2021).
Born September 14th, 1939 in Milan.
Died December 30th, 2021 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Merab Kostava
Georigan musician and poet.
Born May 26th, 1939 in Tbilisi.
Died October 13th, 1989 at 50 years old in Boriti (traffic collision).
Roberto Raviola
Italian comic book artist.
Born May 30th, 1939 in Bologna. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1996 at 56 years old in Imola (pancreatic cancer).
Sandro Salvadore
Italian footballer (1939-2007).
Born November 29th, 1939 in Milan.
Died January 4th, 2007 at 67 years old in Asti. [ref]
Siah Armajani
American sculptor and architect (1939–2020).
Born July 10th, 1939 in Tehran, Lahijan.
Died August 27th, 2020 at 81 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Valery Voronin
Soviet and russian footballer (1939-1984).
Born July 17th, 1939 in Moscow.
Died May 19th, 1984 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Flavio Cotti
Member of the swiss federal council from 1987 to 1999 (1939-2020).
Born October 18th, 1939 in Muralto.
Died December 16th, 2020 at 81 years old in Locarno (COVID-19). [ref]
R. M. W. Dixon
Australian linguist and author.
Born January 25th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Gloucester.
Jānis Lūsis
Latvian javelin thrower (1939-2020).
Born May 19th, 1939 in Jelgava.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 80 years old in Riga. [ref]
Suzy McKee Charnas
American writer (1939–2023).
Born October 22nd, 1939 in Manhattan.
Died January 2nd, 2023 at 83 years old in New Mexico. [ref]
K. K. Usha
Indian judge.
Born July 3rd, 1939 in Thrissur.
Died October 5th, 2020 at 81 years old in Ernakulam. [ref]
Vivi Bach
Danish actress and singer (1939–2013).
Born September 3rd, 1939 in Copenhagen.
Died April 22nd, 2013 at 73 years old in Ibiza (heart failure). [ref]
Robert Tear
Welsh tenor singer and conductor (1939–2011).
Born March 8th, 1939 in Barry. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2011 at 72 years old in Greater London. [ref]
Yves Boisset
French film director (1939–2025).
Born March 14th, 1939 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2025 at 86 years old in Levallois-Perret. [ref]
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