Lucy Seki

Brazilian linguist (1941-2017).

Born March 27th, 1939 in Belo Horizonte.

Died June 23rd, 2017 at 78 years old

Willy Vanden Berghen

Belgian cyclist (1939–2022).

Born July 3rd, 1939 in Vilvoorde.

Died March 30th, 2022 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Cor Veldhoen

Dutch footballer (1939-2005).

Born April 6th, 1939 in Rotterdam.

Died October 11th, 2005 at 66 years old in Barendrecht. ^[ref]

John Anderson

Australian sailor and olympic champion.

Born July 24th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Sydney.

Adolfo Gori

Italian footballer and manager.

Born February 13th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Viareggio.

Jalal Dabagh

Iraqi politician.

Born May 12th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Sulaymaniyah.

Antonio Arregui Yarza

Catholic archbishop.

Born June 3rd, 1939 in Oñati.

Died February 5th, 2026 at 86 years old in Guayaquil.

Christian Kuhnke

German tennis player.

Born April 13th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Berlin.

Paul Genevay

French sprinter (1939–2022).

Born January 21st, 1939 in La Côte-Saint-André.

Died March 11th, 2022 at 83 years old in Bourgoin-Jallieu. ^[ref]

Juan Hormaechea

Spanish politician and lawyer.

Born June 5th, 1939 in Santander.

Died December 1st, 2020 at 81 years old in Santander. ^[ref]

Ulla Lindkvist

Swedish orienteer (1939–2015).

Born August 30th, 1939.

Died August 6th, 2015 at 75 years old in Flen. ^[ref]

Giuseppe Forti

Italian astronomer (1939–2007).

Born December 21st, 1939.

Died July 2nd, 2007 at 67 years old

Nina Afanasyeva

Soviet and russian kildin sámi teacher, linguist, and politician (*1939).

Born February 1st, 1939 (age 87 years) in Varzino. ^[ref]

Kinuko Tanida

Japanese volleyball player (1939–2020).

Born September 18th, 1939 in Ikeda.

Died December 4th, 2020 at 81 years old in Toyonaka (intracranial hemorrhage). ^[ref]

Ignazio Bedini

Iranian archbishop.

Born June 27th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Prignano sulla Secchia.

Daniel Eon

French footballer.

Born December 20th, 1939 in Saint-Nazaire.

Died March 15th, 2021 at 81 years old in Nantes. ^[ref]

István Nagy

Hungarian footballer (1939–1999).

Born April 14th, 1939 in Budapest. ^[ref]

Died October 22nd, 1999 at 60 years old ^[ref]

Primo Zamparini

Italian boxer (1939–2024).

Born February 9th, 1939 in Fabriano.

Died August 21st, 2024 at 85 years old in Fabriano. ^[ref]

Bisera Alikadić

Bosnian poet.

Born February 8th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Podhum, Livno.

Vittorio Goretti

Italian amateur astronomer (1939-2016).

Born June 17th, 1939 in San Cesario sul Panaro.

Died July 8th, 2016 at 77 years old in Pianoro.

Rudolf Vesper

East german wrestler.

Born April 3rd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Niemil.

Tim Graham

English sprinter.

Born May 31st, 1939 (age 86 years) in Chennai.

Aurel Vernescu

Canoe racer.

Born January 23rd, 1939 in Bucharest.

Died December 1st, 2008 at 69 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).

János Kajdi

Boxer (1939-1992).

Born December 30th, 1939 in Szombathely.

Died April 10th, 1992 at 52 years old in Budapest (traffic collision).

Anatoly Ionov

Russian ice hockey player (1939–2019).

Born May 23rd, 1939 in Noginsk.

Died May 12th, 2019 at 79 years old in Elektrostal. ^[ref]