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In the year 1939

1,207 Notable birthdays

Margaret Drabble

Novelist, biographer and critic.

Born June 5th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Sheffield. [ref]

Romano Prodi

Italian politician and economist (born 1939).

Born August 9th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Scandiano. [ref]

Tom Harkin

American politician.

Born November 19th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Warren County.

Jimmie Nicol

English drummer.

Born August 3rd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Battersea.

Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th prime minister of norway.

Born April 20th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Bærum.

Jack Herer

American cannabis/hemp and freedom activist (1939-2010).

Born June 18th, 1939 in New York City.

Died April 15th, 2010 at 70 years old in Eugene (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Spencer Davis

British musician.

Born July 17th, 1939 in Swansea.

Died October 19th, 2020 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]

Ted Kaufman

American politician and businessman (born 1939).

Born March 15th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Philadelphia.

George Cohen

English footballer (1939–2022).

Born October 22nd, 1939 in London.

Died December 23rd, 2022 at 83 years old in London. [ref]

Barbara Bosson

American actress (1939–2023).

Born November 1st, 1939 in Charleroi.

Died February 18th, 2023 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

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