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In the year 1939
1,228 Notable birthdays
Chris Dickerson
American bodybuilder.
Born August 25th, 1939 in Montgomery.
Died December 23rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Fort Lauderdale. [ref]
Jorge Paulo Lemann
Swiss-brazilian banker and businessman.
Born August 26th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Rio de Janeiro.
Bob Clark
American actor and film director (1939-2007).
Born August 5th, 1939 in New Orleans.
Died April 4th, 2007 at 67 years old in Pacific Palisades (traffic collision).
Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter (1939–2025).
Born December 8th, 1939 in Sunflower.
Died February 20th, 2025 at 85 years old in Chicago (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Felix Pappalardi
American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist (1939–1983).
Born December 30th, 1939 in The Bronx.
Died April 17th, 1983 at 43 years old in Manhattan (gunshot wound). [ref]
John Fahey
American fingerstyle guitarist (1939–2001).
Born February 28th, 1939 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 22nd, 2001 at 61 years old in Salem.
Jerry Colangelo
American basketball player, coach, executive.
Born November 20th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Chicago Heights. [ref]
Cale Yarborough
American racecar driver (1939–2023).
Born March 27th, 1939 in Florence County.
Died December 31st, 2023 at 84 years old [ref]
Terrence McNally
American playwright (1938–2020).
Born November 3rd, 1939 in St. Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2020 at 80 years old in Sarasota (COVID-19). [ref]
Oscar Goodman
American attorney and politician.
Chuck Robb
American politician and united states marine.
Jacques Vallée
Computer scientist, ufo researcher.
Born September 24th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Pontoise.
Bob James
American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer (born 1939).
Born December 25th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Missouri.
Ernst Zündel
German neo-nazi (1939-2017).
Born April 24th, 1939 in Bad Wildbad.
Died August 5th, 2017 at 78 years old in Bad Wildbad (myocardial infarction).
Jimmy Ruffin
American singer (1936–2014).
Born May 7th, 1939 in Collinsville. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2014 at 75 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
John Stewart
American songwriter and singer.
Born September 5th, 1939 in San Diego. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2008 at 68 years old in San Diego (stroke). [ref]
D'Urville Martin
African american blaxsploitation actor/director (1939-1984).
Born February 11th, 1939 in New York City.
Died May 28th, 1984 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Wilhelmina Cooper
Model, modeling agent.
Born May 1st, 1939 in Culemborg.
Died March 1st, 1980 at 40 years old in Greenwich (lung cancer).
Carmen Salinas
Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician and theatre entrepreneur (1939–2021).
Born October 5th, 1939 in Torreón.
Died December 9th, 2021 at 82 years old in Mexico City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Amos Oz
Israeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual (1939-2018).
Born May 4th, 1939 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2018 at 79 years old in Petah Tikva (cancer). [ref]
Flaco Jiménez
American accordionist, singer (1939–2025).
Born March 11th, 1939 in San Antonio. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2025 at 86 years old in San Antonio.
Pilar Bardem
Spanish film and television actress (1939–2021).
Born March 14th, 1939 in Seville.
Died July 17th, 2021 at 82 years old in Madrid. [ref]
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