Sirkka Turkka

Finnish poet and author (1939–2021).

Born February 2nd, 1939 in Helsinki. ^[ref]

Died October 23rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Lohja. ^[ref]

Dimitri Salachas

Greek eastern catholic bishop (1939–2023).

Born June 7th, 1939 in Athens.

Died October 16th, 2023 at 84 years old in Athens.

Eberhard Köllner

German astronaut.

Born September 29th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Staßfurt.

Göran Sonnevi

Swedish writer (born 1939).

Born October 3rd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Lund. ^[ref]

Regina Silveira

University professor and researcher active in brazil (born 1939).

Born January 18th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Porto Alegre.

Mirko Stojanović

Croatian footballer.

Born June 11th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Zagreb. ^[ref]

Valeriy Shevchuk

Ukrainian writer (1939-2025).

Born August 20th, 1939 in Zhytomyr.

Died May 6th, 2025 at 85 years old in Feofaniya Clinical Hospital. ^[ref]

Witold Woyda

Polish fencer (1939–2008).

Born May 10th, 1939 in Poznań.

Died May 5th, 2008 at 68 years old in Bronxville (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Mario Trebbi

Italian footballer and manager (1939-2018).

Born September 9th, 1939 in Sesto San Giovanni.

Died August 14th, 2018 at 78 years old in Paderno Dugnano. ^[ref]

Ulf Dinkelspiel

Swedish politician (1939-2017).

Born July 4th, 1939 in Stockholm.

Died January 9th, 2017 at 77 years old in Stockholm (cancer). ^[ref]

Pertti Paasio

Finnish politician (1939–2020).

Born April 2nd, 1939 in Helsinki.

Died April 4th, 2020 at 81 years old in Turku. ^[ref]

Eduard Brunner

Swiss musician (1939-2017).

Born July 14th, 1939 in Basel.

Died April 27th, 2017 at 77 years old in Munich.

Maurice Herriott

British athlete.

Born October 8th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Great Wyrley.

Pentti Nikula

Finnish pole vaulter.

Born February 3rd, 1939 in Somero. ^[ref]

Died October 30th, 2025 at 86 years old ^[ref]

Klavdiya Boyarskikh

Russian cross-country skier (1939-2009).

Born November 11th, 1939 in Verkhnyaya Pyshma.

Died December 12th, 2009 at 70 years old in Yekaterinburg. ^[ref]

Ole Danbolt Mjøs

Norwegian politician (1939–2013).

Born March 8th, 1939 in Bergen.

Died October 1st, 2013 at 74 years old ^[ref]

Józef Grudzień

Polish boxer (1939–2017).

Born April 1st, 1939 in Piasek Wielki.

Died June 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Pułtusk. ^[ref]

Marian Kasprzyk

Polish boxer.

Born September 22nd, 1939 in Kielce.

Died February 2nd, 2026 at 86 years old in Bielsko-Biała. ^[ref]

Yoshimasu Gozo

Japanese poet, photographer and writer.

Born February 22nd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Tokyo.

János Varga

Hungarian wrestler (1939–2022).

Born October 21st, 1939 in Abony.

Died December 29th, 2022 at 83 years old in Budapest. ^[ref]

Oscar Calics

Argentine footballer.

Born November 18th, 1939 in Buenos Aires.

Died September 16th, 2025 at 85 years old ^[ref]

Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane

Gabonese politician.

Born October 6th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Libreville.

Daniel Acharuparambil

Roman catholic indian archbishop (1939–2009).

Born May 12th, 1939 in Pallippuram.

Died October 26th, 2009 at 70 years old in Kerala. ^[ref]

Dieter Lindner

German footballer (1939–2024).

Born June 11th, 1939 in Wrocław.

Died December 22nd, 2024 at 85 years old in Frankfurt. ^[ref]

Diego Padrón

Venezuelan cardinal.

Born May 17th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Montalbán.