Anne Heggtveit

Canadian alpine skier.

Born January 11th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Ottawa.

Vladimír Weiss

Czechoslovak soccer player (1939-2018).

Born September 21st, 1939. ^[ref]

Died April 23rd, 2018 at 78 years old in Slovakia. ^[ref]

Jacob Neeman

Israeli politician (1939-2017).

Born September 16th, 1939 in Tel Aviv.

Died January 1st, 2017 at 77 years old in Jerusalem. ^[ref]

Gennadi Volnov

Basketball player (1939–2008).

Born November 28th, 1939 in Moscow.

Died July 15th, 2008 at 68 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Jorge Fons

Mexican film director and screenwriter (1939–2022).

Born April 23rd, 1939 in Túxpan.

Died September 22nd, 2022 at 83 years old in Mexico City. ^[ref]

Tadamitsu Kishimoto

Japanese immunologist.

Born May 7th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Osaka.

Mario Liverani

Professor of ancient near east history.

Born January 10th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Rome.

Eri Klas

Estonian conductor (1939–2016).

Born June 7th, 1939 in Tallinn.

Died February 26th, 2016 at 76 years old in Tallinn (myocardial infarction).

José Maria Eymael

Bazillian politician; former federal deputy; founder and presicent, partido social democrata cristão.

Born November 2nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Porto Alegre.

Judy Grinham

British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.

Born March 5th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Neasden.

Philippe Moureaux

Belgian politician (1939-2018).

Born April 12th, 1939 in Etterbeek.

Died December 15th, 2018 at 79 years old in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (cancer).

Edoardo Menichelli

Italian catholic prelate (1939–2025).

Born October 14th, 1939 in Serripola.

Died October 20th, 2025 at 86 years old in San Severino Marche. ^[ref]

Amarildo Tavares da Silveira

Brazilian footballer and manager.

Born July 29th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Campos dos Goytacazes.

Viktor Shustikov

Soviet-russian footballer (1939–2025).

Born January 28th, 1939 in Moscow.

Died October 23rd, 2025 at 86 years old ^[ref]

Ahmet Taner Kışlalı

Turkish editor and journalist (1939–1999).

Born July 10th, 1939 in Zile.

Died October 21st, 1999 at 60 years old in Ankara.

Zhanna Yorkina

Soviet cosmonaut.

Born May 6th, 1939 in Soltsy.

Died May 25th, 2015 at 76 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok.

Enrique Pinti

Argentine actor.

Born October 7th, 1939 in Buenos Aires Northern Railway.

Died March 27th, 2022 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires (diabetes). ^[ref]

Abdelmajid Chetali

Tunisian association football player.

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

Yoseph Imry

Israeli physicist (1939-2018).

Born February 23rd, 1939 in Tel Aviv.

Died May 29th, 2018 at 79 years old in Israel. ^[ref]

Eduard Kukan

Czechoslovak diplomat, minister of defence of slovakia, minister of foreign affairs of slovakia, member of slovak national council, ambassador and slovak politician (1939–2022).

Born December 26th, 1939 in Trnovec nad Váhom. ^[ref]

Died February 9th, 2022 at 82 years old in Bratislava (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Basil van Rooyen

South african racing driver.

Born April 19th, 1939 in Johannesburg.

Died September 14th, 2023 at 84 years old in New South Wales.

Nicolae Manolescu

Romanian literary critic, politician and diplomat (1939–2024).

Born November 27th, 1939 in Râmnicu Vâlcea.

Died March 23rd, 2024 at 84 years old in Bucharest.

Madalena Iglésias do Vale

Portuguese singer and actress (1939-2018).

Born October 24th, 1939 in Lisbon.

Died January 16th, 2018 at 78 years old in Barcelona (disease).

László Kovács

Hungarian politician (born 1939).

Born July 3rd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Budapest.

Ivan Bortnik

Soviet and russian actor (1939-2019).

Born April 16th, 1939 in Moscow.

Died January 4th, 2019 at 79 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease). ^[ref]