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In the year 1939
1,228 Notable birthdays
Wendy Carlos
American composer and electronic musician.
Born November 14th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Pawtucket.
John Howard
Prime minister of australia from 1996 to 2007.
Eddie Kendricks
American singer and songwriter, member of the temptations (1939-1992).
Born December 17th, 1939 in Union Springs.
Died October 5th, 1992 at 52 years old in Birmingham (lung cancer).
Germaine Greer
Australian writer and public intellectual (born 1939).
Born January 29th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Melbourne. [ref]
Don Williams
American country singer (1939-2017).
Born May 27th, 1939 in Floydada.
Died September 8th, 2017 at 78 years old in Mobile (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
David Souter
American lawyer and jurist (1939–2025).
Born September 17th, 1939 in Melrose.
Died May 8th, 2025 at 85 years old in Hopkinton. [ref]
Michael Cimino
American film director (1939–2016).
Born February 3rd, 1939 in New York City.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Jason Miller
American actor and playwright (1939-2001).
Born April 22nd, 1939 in Queens.
Died May 13th, 2001 at 62 years old in Scranton (myocardial infarction).
Claudette Colvin
African-american civil rights activist (1939–2026).
Born September 5th, 1939 in Montgomery.
Died January 13th, 2026 at 86 years old in Texas. [ref]
Jagdeep
Indian actor (1939-2020).
Born March 29th, 1939 in Datia. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2020 at 81 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Judy Carne
Actress (1939-2015).
Born April 27th, 1939 in Northampton.
Died September 3rd, 2015 at 76 years old in Northampton (pneumonia). [ref]
Michael J. Pollard
American actor (1939-2019).
Born May 30th, 1939 in Passaic.
Died November 20th, 2019 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest).
John Sculley
American businessman (born 1939).
Paul Winfield
Actor (1939-2004).
Born May 22nd, 1939 in Los Angeles.
Died March 7th, 2004 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Seamus Heaney
Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer (1939–2013).
Born April 13th, 1939 in Castledawson.
Died August 30th, 2013 at 74 years old in Dublin (stroke). [ref]
Gerry Goffin
American lyricist (1939-2014).
Born February 11th, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died June 19th, 2014 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Sonny Chiba
Japanese actor and martial artist (1939–2021).
Born January 23rd, 1939 in Fukuoka.
Died August 19th, 2021 at 82 years old in Kimitsu (COVID-19). [ref]
Rick Rescorla
War hero, and victim and hero of 9/11.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 62 years old in Manhattan.
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