Osvaldo Hurtado

President of ecuador (1981-1984).

Born June 26th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Chambo.

Koldo Aguirre

Spanish footballer and manager (1939–2019).

Born April 27th, 1939 in Sondika.

Died July 3rd, 2019 at 80 years old in Bilbao. ^[ref]

Stephen W. Bosworth

Former dean of the fletcher school of law and diplomacy at tufts university, and a united states diplomat (1939–2016).

Born December 4th, 1939 in Grand Rapids.

Died January 4th, 2016 at 76 years old in Boston (pancreatic cancer).

Copi

Argentinian writer, actor, director and cartoonist (1939-1987).

Born November 20th, 1939 in Buenos Aires.

Died December 14th, 1987 at 48 years old in Paris (HIV/AIDS).

Dieter Quester

Austrian formula one driver.

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

Daniel Viglietti

Uruguayan singer-songwriter and guitarist (1939-2017).

Born July 24th, 1939 in Montevideo.

Died October 30th, 2017 at 78 years old in Montevideo.

Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani

Iranian poet, literary critic, editor and translator (born 1939).

Born October 12th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Kadkan.

Dov Frohman

Israeli electrical engineer (born 1939).

Born March 28th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Amsterdam.

Giorgio Ferrini

Italian footballer (1939-1976).

Born August 18th, 1939 in Trieste.

Died November 8th, 1976 at 37 years old in Turin (aneurysm).

Hideko Mizuno

Japanese mangaka (born 1939).

Born October 29th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Shimonoseki.

Sergey Kara-Murza

Soviet and russian chemist.

Born January 23rd, 1939 in Moscow. ^[ref]

Died October 18th, 2025 at 86 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Andrei Khrzhanovsky

Soviet and russian director-animator, screenwriter, film producer.

Born November 30th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Moscow.

Jacqueline de Jong

Dutch painter (1939–2024).

Born February 3rd, 1939 in Hengelo. ^[ref]

Died June 29th, 2024 at 85 years old in Amsterdam (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Igor Chislenko

Russian footballer (1939-1994).

Born January 4th, 1939 in Moscow.

Died September 22nd, 1994 at 55 years old in Moscow.

Laila Kinnunen

Finnish singer (1939–2000).

Born November 8th, 1939 in Vantaa.

Died October 26th, 2000 at 60 years old in Heinävesi.

Vladimir Zakharov

Soviet and russian physicist (1939–2023).

Born August 1st, 1939 in Kazan.

Died August 20th, 2023 at 84 years old in Moscow.

Karel Schoeman

South african writer (1939–2017).

Born October 26th, 1939 in Trompsburg.

Died May 1st, 2017 at 77 years old in Bloemfontein. ^[ref]

Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta

Congolese martyr (1939–1964).

Born December 29th, 1939 in Wamba.

Died December 1st, 1964 at 24 years old in Isiro.

Achille Bonito Oliva

Italian art critic (1939-).

Born November 4th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Caggiano.

Terele Pávez

Spanish actress (1939–2017).

Born July 29th, 1939 in Bilbao.

Died August 11th, 2017 at 78 years old in Madrid (cerebral hemorrhage). ^[ref]

Donald Adamson

British writer and translator (1939–2024).

Born March 30th, 1939 in Culcheth.

Died January 18th, 2024 at 84 years old in Polperro. ^[ref]

Frederick Vine

British geologist (1939–2024).

Born June 17th, 1939 in London.

Died June 21st, 2024 at 85 years old ^[ref]

Chris Craft

British racing driver and engineer.

Born November 17th, 1939 in Porthleven.

Died February 20th, 2021 at 81 years old in Essex. ^[ref]

Isabel Parra

Chilean singer songwriter.

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

Erkin Alptekin

Uyghur activist.

Born July 4th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Yengisar County.