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In the year 1939

1,331 Notable birthdays

Galina Polskikh

Soviet and russian actress.

Born November 27th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Moscow.

Anna-Greta Leijon

Swedish politician (1939-2024).

Born June 30th, 1939 in Stockholm.

Died April 11th, 2024 at 84 years old in Stockholms Sofia. [ref]

Miltiadis Evert

Greek politician (1939–2011).

Born May 12th, 1939 in Athens.

Died February 9th, 2011 at 71 years old in Athens.

Catherine Clément

French writer and philosopher (born 1939).

Born February 10th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Boulogne-Billancourt.

José Terrón

Spanish actor (1939-2019).

Born July 5th, 1939 in Madrid.

Died May 12th, 2019 at 79 years old in Benidorm. [ref]

Lido Vieri

Italian footballer.

Born July 16th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Piombino.

Rupert Neudeck

German journalist and human rights activist (1939–2016).

Born May 14th, 1939 in Gdańsk.

Died May 31st, 2016 at 77 years old in Siegburg (surgical complications).

Shingo Araki

Japanese animation artist and character designer (1939–2011).

Born January 1st, 1939 in Nagoya.

Died December 1st, 2011 at 72 years old in Itabashi (cardiovascular disease). [ref]

Hark Bohm

German actor, screenwriter, film director, playwright and former professor for cinema studies.

Born May 18th, 1939 in Othmarschen.

Died November 14th, 2025 at 86 years old in Hamburg. [ref]

William Fulton

American mathematician.

Born August 29th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Naugatuck.

Vladislav Dvorzhetsky

Soviet actor (1939-1978).

Born April 26th, 1939 in Omsk.

Died May 28th, 1978 at 39 years old in Gomel (myocardial infarction).

Giacomo Aragall

Spanish opera singer.

Born June 6th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Barcelona.

Stephen L. Adler

American physicist, professor.

Born November 30th, 1939 (age 86 years) in New York City.

Alain Senderens

French chef (1939–2017).

Born December 2nd, 1939 in Hyères.

Died June 25th, 2017 at 77 years old in Peyrelevade. [ref]

Vladimir Durković

Serbian footballer (1939-1972).

Born November 6th, 1939 in Gjakova.

Died June 22nd, 1972 at 32 years old in Sion.

Romualdo Arppi Filho

Brazilian association football referee (1939–2023).

Born January 7th, 1939 in Santos.

Died March 4th, 2023 at 84 years old in Santos (kidney disease). [ref]

Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker

German noble.

Born June 25th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Zurich.

Robert Waseige

Belgian footballer (1939-2019).

Born August 26th, 1939 in Rocourt.

Died July 17th, 2019 at 79 years old in Liège. [ref]

Wu Po-hsiung

Taiwanese politician.

Born June 19th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Chūreki town.

Svetlana Makarovič

Slovenian writer.

Born January 1st, 1939 (age 87 years) in Maribor.

Renée Claude

Canadian actress and singer (1939–2020).

Born July 3rd, 1939 in Montreal.

Died May 12th, 2020 at 80 years old in Montreal (COVID-19). [ref]

Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani

Yemeni politician (1939–2011).

Born July 4th, 1939 in Ta'izz Governorate.

Died August 22nd, 2011 at 72 years old in Riyadh. [ref]

Vladimir Ivashov

Soviet and russian actor (1939-1995).

Born August 28th, 1939 in Moscow.

Died March 23rd, 1995 at 55 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Björn Engholm

German politician.

Born November 9th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Lübeck.

Livio Berruti

Italian former athlete.

Born May 19th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Turin.

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