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In the year 1939

1,331 Notable birthdays

Christian Kampmann

Danish writer, journalist (1939-1988).

Born July 24th, 1939 in Hellerup. [ref]

Died September 12th, 1988 at 49 years old in Læsø.

Arkady Luxemburg

American composer.

Born March 15th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Zhytomyr.

Boyce Budd

American rower.

Born January 4th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Summit.

Alfonso Rodríguez Salas

Spanish footballer (1939–1994).

Born April 29th, 1939 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna.

Died March 20th, 1994 at 54 years old in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (colorectal cancer).

Lothar Metz

East german wrestler.

Born January 16th, 1939 in Meerane.

Died January 23rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Rostock. [ref]

Augusto Caminito

Italian film director, screenwriter and film producer (1939-2020).

Born July 1st, 1939 in Naples.

Died August 23rd, 2020 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]

Dieter Erler

German association football player and manager (1939-1998).

Born May 28th, 1939 in Glauchau.

Died April 10th, 1998 at 58 years old in Chemnitz.

Gunilla Wolde

Swedish writer and illustrator.

Born July 15th, 1939 in Gothenburg. [ref]

Died April 15th, 2015 at 75 years old

Edvin Ozolin

Soviet-latvian sprinter.

Born February 12th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Olav Jordet

Norwegian biathlete.

Born December 27th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Tolga Municipality.

Boris Kolker

Language teacher, translator.

Born July 15th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Tiraspol. [ref]

Margaret Edwards

British swimmer, olympic bronze medallist.

Born March 28th, 1939 (age 87 years) in London.

Johanna Dohnal

Austrian feminist and politician of the spö (1939-2010).

Born February 14th, 1939 in Vienna.

Died February 20th, 2010 at 71 years old in Grabern.

Günther Herrmann

German association football player (1939–2023).

Born September 1st, 1939 in Trier.

Died July 22nd, 2023 at 83 years old [ref]

Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers

French writer (1939–2013).

Born October 22nd, 1939 in Versailles.

Died December 6th, 2013 at 74 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Claude Piquemal

French athlete.

Born March 13th, 1939 (age 87 years) in France, Siguer.

Peter Frenkel

East german athlete.

Born May 13th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Eckartsberga.

Victor Saúde Maria

Prime minister of guinea-bissau.

Born April 27th, 1939 in Portuguese Guinea.

Died October 25th, 1999 at 60 years old in Guinea-Bissau.

Óscar López

Colombian footballer (1939-2005).

Born April 2nd, 1939 in Medellín.

Died December 20th, 2005 at 66 years old in Cali (diabetes). [ref]

Alex George

Australian botanist.

Born April 4th, 1939 (age 87 years) in East Fremantle.

Robert Hosp

Swiss footballer (1939–2021).

Born December 13th, 1939 in Basel.

Died October 5th, 2021 at 81 years old [ref]

Antônio Salvador Sucar

Basketball player (1939–2018).

Born June 14th, 1939 in Lules.

Died December 31st, 2018 at 79 years old in São Paulo. [ref]

Evgeni Yanchovski

Bulgarian footballer.

Born September 5th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Sofia.

Joan Francesc Mira i Casterà

Spanish anthropologist and writer.

Born December 4th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Valencia.

Roin Metreveli

Soviet politician, georgian academic and historian (born 1939).

Born December 7th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Abastumani (Adigeni municipality).

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