James B. Hartle

American physicist.

Born August 20th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Baltimore.

Arthur Chilingarov

Russian explorer and politician (1939–2024).

Born September 25th, 1939 in Saint Petersburg.

Died June 1st, 2024 at 84 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Matija Bećković

Serbian writer.

Born November 29th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Senta.

Robbie Brightwell

Athletics competitor (1939–2022).

Born October 27th, 1939 in Rawalpindi.

Died March 6th, 2022 at 82 years old

Jude Milhon

American hacker and author (1939–2003).

Born March 12th, 1939 in Washington, D.C.. ^[ref]

Died July 19th, 2003 at 64 years old (cancer). ^[ref]

Hans-Christian Ströbele

German lawyer and politician (1939–2022).

Born June 7th, 1939 in Halle.

Died August 29th, 2022 at 83 years old in Moabit. ^[ref]

Pierre Desproges

French humorist.

Born May 9th, 1939 in Pantin. ^[ref]

Died April 18th, 1988 at 48 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). ^[ref]

Kurt Luedtke

Playwright, screenwriter (1939-2020).

Born September 28th, 1939 in Michigan.

Died August 9th, 2020 at 80 years old in Royal Oak. ^[ref]

Bill McGill

American basketball player.

Born September 16th, 1939 in San Angelo.

Died July 11th, 2014 at 74 years old in Salt Lake City.

Raimund Harmstorf

German actor (1939-1998).

Born October 7th, 1939 in Hamburg.

Died May 3rd, 1998 at 58 years old in Marktoberdorf (hanging).