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In the year 1939

1,331 Notable birthdays

Zvezdan Čebinac

Serbian footballer (1939–2012).

Born December 8th, 1939 in Belgrade.

Died February 18th, 2012 at 72 years old in Aarau. [ref]

Gianfranco Leoncini

Italian footballer (1939-2019).

Born September 25th, 1939 in Rome.

Died April 5th, 2019 at 79 years old in Chivasso (leukemia). [ref]

Manfred Kanther

German politician.

Born May 26th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Świdnica.

Harald Heide-Steen Jr.

Norwegian comedian and actor (1939–2008).

Born August 18th, 1939 in Oslo.

Died July 3rd, 2008 at 68 years old in Oslo (lung cancer). [ref]

Alain Giletti

French figure skater.

Born September 11th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Bourg-en-Bresse.

Dušan Maravić

Serbian footballer (1939–2025).

Born March 7th, 1939 in Injoux-Génissiat. [ref]

Died January 6th, 2025 at 85 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

Romualdas Ozolas

Lithuanian politician (1939-2015).

Born January 31st, 1939 in Joniškėlis. [ref]

Died April 6th, 2015 at 76 years old in Vilnius (cancer). [ref]

Danièle Djamila Amrane-Minne

Historian. - lecturer at the university of algiers.

Born August 13th, 1939 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Died February 11th, 2017 at 77 years old in Algiers. [ref]

Klaus Balkenhol

German dressage rider and trainer (born 1939).

Born December 6th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Velen.

Bill Mulliken

American swimmer, olympic gold medalist (1939-2014).

Born August 27th, 1939 in Urbana.

Died July 17th, 2014 at 74 years old in Chicago.

Ratko Janev

Macedonian atomic physicist (1939–2019).

Born March 30th, 1939 in Sandanski.

Died December 31st, 2019 at 80 years old in Belgrade.

Günter Bernard

German footballer.

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

Paride Tumburus

Italian footballer (1939-2015).

Born March 8th, 1939 in Aquileia.

Died October 24th, 2015 at 76 years old in Aquileia (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Alberto Festa

Portuguese footballer (1939–2024).

Born July 21st, 1939 in Santo Tirso.

Died January 2nd, 2024 at 84 years old [ref]

Sandro Lopopolo

Italian boxer (1939–2014).

Born December 18th, 1939 in Milan.

Died April 26th, 2014 at 74 years old in Milan (disease).

Abdelouahed Belkeziz

Secretary-general of the organisation of the islamic conference.

Born July 5th, 1939 in Marrakesh.

Died October 19th, 2021 at 82 years old in Rabat. [ref]

Antal Szentmihályi

Hungarian footballer.

Born June 13th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Győr.

Tatiana Anodina

Soviet/russian scientist, aviation engineer, chairperson of the interstate aviation committee.

Born April 16th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Hércules Brito Ruas

Brazilian footballer (born 1939).

Born August 9th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Lone Hertz

Danish film actress.

Born April 23rd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Denmark.

Humberto Cruz

Chilean footballer.

Born December 8th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Santiago.

Sante Gaiardoni

Italian cyclist (1939–2023).

Born June 29th, 1939 in Villafranca di Verona.

Died November 29th, 2023 at 84 years old in Motta Visconti. [ref]

Matilda Koen-Sarano

Israeli writer and instructor of ladino, scholar of sephardic folklore.

Born July 31st, 1939 in Milan.

Died June 4th, 2024 at 84 years old in Israel. [ref]

Alexey Korneyev

Russian footballer (1939-2004).

Born February 6th, 1939 in Moscow.

Died December 14th, 2004 at 65 years old in Moscow.

Lynn Morley Martin

American politician.

Born December 26th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Evanston.

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