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In the year 1939
1,331 Notable birthdays
Paul Nihill
British athlete (1939-2020).
Born September 5th, 1939 in Colchester. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2020 at 81 years old in Gillingham (COVID-19). [ref]
Eugenio Dal Corso
Italian cardinal (1939–2024).
Born May 16th, 1939 in Lugo di Valpantena.
Died October 20th, 2024 at 85 years old in Negrar di Valpolicella. [ref]
Harry Källström
Swedish rally driver (1939-2009).
Born June 30th, 1939 in Södertälje.
Died July 13th, 2009 at 70 years old in Strömsund (myocardial infarction).
Jovan Miladinović
Serbian footballer (1939-1982).
Born January 30th, 1939 in Belgrade.
Died September 11th, 1982 at 43 years old in Belgrade.
Ilkka Suominen
Finnish politician (1939–2022).
Born April 8th, 1939 in Nakkila.
Died May 23rd, 2022 at 83 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Japanese swimmer (1939–2017).
Born January 18th, 1939 in Wajima.
Died February 10th, 2017 at 78 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Erwin Kräutler
Brazil roman-catholic bishop of austrian origin.
Harald Ringstorff
German politician (1939–2020).
Born September 25th, 1939 in Wittenburg. [ref]
Died November 19th, 2020 at 81 years old in Schwerin. [ref]
Marit Paulsen
Norwegian-born swedish politician.
Born November 24th, 1939 in Oslo.
Died July 26th, 2022 at 82 years old [ref]
Carmelo Bossi
Italian boxer.
Born October 15th, 1939 in Milan.
Died March 23rd, 2014 at 74 years old in Milan.
Josef Feistmantl
Austrian luger (1939-2019).
Born February 23rd, 1939 in Absam.
Died March 10th, 2019 at 80 years old [ref]
Dudley Storey
New zealand rower (1939–2017).
Born November 27th, 1939 in Wairoa.
Died March 6th, 2017 at 77 years old in Auckland (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Lawrence Eugene Brandt
Catholic bishop.
Born March 27th, 1939 in Charleston.
Died June 8th, 2025 at 86 years old (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Abdelmajid Lakhal
Tunisian theatre director and actor (1939-2014).
Born November 29th, 1939 in Bizerte.
Died September 27th, 2014 at 74 years old in Tunis. [ref]
István Kozma
Olympic wrestler (1939–1970).
Born November 27th, 1939 in Budapest.
Died April 9th, 1970 at 30 years old in Budapest (traffic collision).
Heinrich Messner
Austrian alpine skier (1939–2023).
Born September 1st, 1939 in Obernberg am Brenner.
Died October 19th, 2023 at 84 years old [ref]
Gladys Asmah
Former ghanaian politician (1939-2014).
Born October 16th, 1939 in Cape Coast.
Died June 24th, 2014 at 74 years old in Korle - Bu Teaching Hospital.
Pierre Kalala Mukendi
Congolese footballer (1939–2015).
Born November 22nd, 1939 in Likasi.
Died June 30th, 2015 at 75 years old in Johannesburg (kidney failure).
Jan Szczepański
Polish boxer (1939–2017).
Born November 20th, 1939 in Małecz.
Died January 15th, 2017 at 77 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Shu Kamo
Japanese association football player and manager.
Born October 29th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Ashiya.
Corrado Farina
Italian filmmaker and writer (1939–2016).
Born March 18th, 1939 in Turin.
Died July 11th, 2016 at 77 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eduard Mudrik
Russian footballer (1939-2017).
Born July 18th, 1939 in Starobilsk.
Died March 27th, 2017 at 77 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Mike Harris
South african racing driver.
Born May 25th, 1939 in Mufulira. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2021 at 82 years old in Durban. [ref]
Maarten Biesheuvel
Dutch writer (1939-2020).
Born May 23rd, 1939 in Schiedam. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2020 at 81 years old in Leiden. [ref]
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