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In the year 1939

1,331 Notable birthdays

Nobuyuki Oishi

Japanese association football player (born 1939).

Born September 12th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Hiroshima.

Michel Roche

Equestrian (1939-2004).

Born September 8th, 1939 in Brunoy.

Died June 11th, 2004 at 64 years old in Fontainebleau.

Étienne Mourrut

French politician (1939-2014).

Born December 4th, 1939 in Le Grau-du-Roi.

Died October 19th, 2014 at 74 years old in Montpellier (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Susan Roberts

South african swimmer.

Born April 21st, 1939 (age 87 years) in Johannesburg.

Jaroslav Walter

Czech ice hockey player and coach (1939–2014).

Born January 5th, 1939 in Sobědráž. [ref]

Died June 20th, 2014 at 75 years old in Bratislava.

Peter Gröning

Former east german track cyclist.

Born April 29th, 1939 in Berlin.

Died August 16th, 2023 at 84 years old

Keigo Shimizu

Japanese olympic swimmer.

Born July 2nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Nagasaki.

Viktor Ugryumov

Equestrian.

Born August 12th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Khabarovsk.

Erik Petersen

Danish rower.

Born September 23rd, 1939 in Copenhagen.

Died February 21st, 2025 at 85 years old [ref]

Ronald Langón

Uruguayan footballer (1939–2021).

Born August 6th, 1939 in Melo.

Died August 31st, 2021 at 82 years old [ref]

Pál Sándor

Hungarian film director, film, producer and screenwriter.

Born October 19th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Budapest.

Jean-Claude Périsset

Swiss roman catholic archbishop.

Born April 13th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Estavayer-le-Lac.

Pavel Morozenko

Soviet actor, stage actor and film actor (1939-1991).

Born July 5th, 1939 in Snizhne.

Died July 14th, 1991 at 52 years old in Rostov Oblast (drowning).

Karl-Åke Asph

Swedish cross-country skier.

Born February 2nd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Avesta. [ref]

Ottavio Cogliati

Olympic cyclist (1939–2008).

Born June 4th, 1939 in Nerviano.

Died April 20th, 2008 at 68 years old in Magenta. [ref]

Andrei Igorov

Canoe racer (1939-2011).

Born December 10th, 1939 in Brăila.

Died November 10th, 2011 at 71 years old in Brăila. [ref]

Salvatore Nunnari

Roman catholic archbishop.

Born June 11th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Reggio Calabria.

Tamara Danilowa

Russian olympic athlete.

Born July 30th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Vypolzovo.

Hannu Rantakari

Artistic gymnast (1939–2018).

Born January 8th, 1939 in Tampere.

Died January 1st, 2018 at 78 years old in Tampere. [ref]

András Szente

Canoe racer (1939–2012).

Born December 10th, 1939 in Budapest.

Died September 14th, 2012 at 72 years old in Florida.

Mile Bogović

Croatian roman catholic prelate (1939–2020).

Born August 7th, 1939 in Slunj.

Died December 19th, 2020 at 81 years old in Rijeka (COVID-19).

Vladimir Goryaev

Athletics competitor.

Born May 19th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Nikulino.

Bruno Habārovs

Fencer (1939–1994).

Born April 30th, 1939 in Riga. [ref]

Died September 29th, 1994 at 55 years old in Riga. [ref]

Juozas Jagelavičius

Soviet rower.

Born January 12th, 1939 in Džiuginėnai.

Died June 17th, 2000 at 61 years old in Vilnius.

Siegfried Schneider

East german volleyball player.

Born November 12th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Forst (Lausitz).

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