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In the year 1939

1,206 Notable birthdays

F. Murray Abraham

American actor.

Born October 24th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Pittsburgh.

R. Budd Dwyer

American politician (1939–1987).

Born November 21st, 1939 in St. Charles.

Died January 22nd, 1987 at 47 years old in Harrisburg (gunshot wound).

George Lazenby

Australian actor.

Born September 5th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Goulburn. [ref]

Wes Craven

American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1939-2015).

Born August 2nd, 1939 in Cleveland.

Died August 30th, 2015 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]

Robert Hansen

American serial killer (1939–2014).

Born February 15th, 1939 in Estherville.

Died August 21st, 2014 at 75 years old in Alaska Regional Hospital (disease). [ref]

George Hamilton

American film and television actor.

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

Dean Arnold Corll

American serial killer (1939–1973).

Born December 24th, 1939 in Fort Wayne.

Died August 8th, 1973 at 33 years old in Pasadena (gunshot wound, exsanguination).

Paul Sorvino

American actor (1939–2022).

Born April 13th, 1939 in Brooklyn.

Died July 25th, 2022 at 83 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]

Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela

Colombian drug lord, formerly one of the leaders of the cali cartel (1939–2022).

Born January 30th, 1939 in Mariquita.

Died May 31st, 2022 at 83 years old in Federal Correctional Complex, Butner. [ref]

Richard Kiel

American actor (1939–2014).

Born September 13th, 1939 in Detroit.

Died September 10th, 2014 at 74 years old in Fresno (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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