Phil Niekro

American baseball player (1939–2020).

Born April 1st, 1939 in Blaine.

Died December 26th, 2020 at 81 years old in Flowery Branch. ^[ref]

Melvyn Bragg

British broadcaster and author (born 1939).

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

Roy Buchanan

American blues musician (1939–1988).

Born September 23rd, 1939 in Ozark.

Died August 14th, 1988 at 48 years old in Fairfax (hanging to death).

Harvey Pekar

American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality (1939-2010).

Born October 8th, 1939 in Cleveland.

Died July 12th, 2010 at 70 years old in Cleveland Heights. ^[ref]

Jacqueline Mars

American billionaire and philanthropist, member of mars family of candy fame.

Born October 10th, 1939 (age 86 years) in United States.

Rudolph Walker

British actor.

Born September 28th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Trinidad and Tobago.

Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi

Member of the supreme council of the united arab emirates.

Born July 2nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Sharjah. ^[ref]

Joy Mukherjee

Indian film actor, director and producer (1939–2012).

Born February 24th, 1939 in Jhansi.

Died March 9th, 2012 at 73 years old in Mumbai (disease). ^[ref]

Kate O'Mara

British actress (1939–2014).

Born August 10th, 1939 in Leicester.

Died March 30th, 2014 at 74 years old in Sussex (ovarian cancer).

Tommy Tune

American actor, dancer, singer, theatre director, producer, and choreographer.

Born February 28th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Wichita Falls.

Terry Kiser

American actor.

Born August 1st, 1939 (age 86 years) in Omaha.

Lou Brock

American baseball player (1939–2020).

Born June 18th, 1939 in El Dorado.

Died September 6th, 2020 at 81 years old in St. Louis. ^[ref]

Billy Joe Shaver

American country singer (1939–2020).

Born August 16th, 1939 in Corsicana.

Died October 28th, 2020 at 81 years old in Waco (stroke).

Paul Williams

American singer (1939–1973).

Born July 2nd, 1939 in Birmingham.

Died August 17th, 1973 at 34 years old in Detroit.

James Jamerson

American bassist (1936–1983).

Born January 29th, 1939 in Edisto Island.

Died August 2nd, 1983 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, liver cirrhosis).

James Burton

American guitarist.

Born August 21st, 1939 (age 86 years) in Dubberly.

Chögyam Trungpa

Tibetan buddhist lama and writer (1939-1987).

Born March 5th, 1939 in Kham.

Died April 4th, 1987 at 48 years old in Halifax (liver cirrhosis).

Marty Wilde

British rock and roll singer (born 1939).

Born April 15th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Blackheath.

John Pilger

Australian journalist (1939–2023).

Born October 9th, 1939 in Sydney.

Died December 30th, 2023 at 84 years old in London (pulmonary fibrosis). ^[ref]

Jose Maria Sison

Filipino maoist leader (1939–2022).

Born February 8th, 1939 in Cabugao.

Died December 16th, 2022 at 83 years old in Utrecht. ^[ref]

Bob Neuwirth

American musician (1939–2022).

Born June 20th, 1939 in Akron.

Died May 18th, 2022 at 82 years old in Santa Monica. ^[ref]

Clay Regazzoni

Swiss racecar driver.

Born September 5th, 1939 in Lugano.

Died December 15th, 2006 at 67 years old in Fontevivo (traffic collision, car collision). ^[ref]

La Lupe

Cuban singer (1939–1992).

Born December 23rd, 1939 in Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province.

Died February 29th, 1992 at 52 years old in New York City.

Richard Posner

United states federal judge.

Born January 11th, 1939 (age 87 years) in New York City.

Barry Mann

American songwriter and musician.

Born February 9th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Brooklyn.