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In the year 1939

1,208 Notable birthdays

Klavdiya Boyarskikh

Cross-country skier (1939-2009).

Born November 11th, 1939 in Verkhnyaya Pyshma.

Died December 12th, 2009 at 70 years old in Yekaterinburg. [ref]

Ole Danbolt Mjøs

Norwegian politician (1939–2013).

Born March 8th, 1939 in Bergen.

Died October 1st, 2013 at 74 years old [ref]

Józef Grudzień

Polish boxer.

Born April 1st, 1939 in Piasek Wielki.

Died June 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Pułtusk. [ref]

Marian Kasprzyk

Polish boxer.

Born September 22nd, 1939 in Kielce.

Died February 2nd, 2026 at 86 years old in Bielsko-Biała. [ref]

János Varga

Olympic wrestler (1939–2022).

Born October 21st, 1939 in Abony.

Died December 29th, 2022 at 83 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Oscar Calics

Argentine footballer.

Born November 18th, 1939 in Buenos Aires.

Died September 16th, 2025 at 85 years old [ref]

Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane

Gabonese politician.

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

Dieter Lindner

German footballer (1939–2024).

Born June 11th, 1939 in Wrocław.

Died December 22nd, 2024 at 85 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]

Ali Salim al-Beidh

Yemeni politician, last president of the people's democratic republic of yemen, first vice president of the republic of yemen.

Born February 10th, 1939 in Ar Raydah Wa Qusayar District.

Died January 17th, 2026 at 86 years old in Abu Dhabi. [ref]

Jacques Oudin

French politician (1939–2020).

Born October 7th, 1939 in Bandraboua.

Died March 21st, 2020 at 80 years old in Suresnes (COVID-19). [ref]

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