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In the year 1939

1,208 Notable birthdays

Gianfranco Leoncini

Italian footballer (1939-2019).

Born September 25th, 1939 in Rome.

Died April 5th, 2019 at 79 years old in Chivasso (leukemia). [ref]

Manfred Kanther

German politician.

Born May 26th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Świdnica.

Harald Heide-Steen Jr.

Norwegian comedian and actor.

Born August 18th, 1939 in Oslo.

Died July 3rd, 2008 at 68 years old in Oslo (lung cancer). [ref]

Alain Giletti

French figure skater.

Born September 11th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Bourg-en-Bresse.

Dušan Maravić

Serbian footballer (1939–2025).

Born March 7th, 1939 in Injoux-Génissiat. [ref]

Died January 6th, 2025 at 85 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

Romualdas Ozolas

Lithuanian politician (1939-2015).

Born January 31st, 1939 in Joniškėlis. [ref]

Died April 6th, 2015 at 76 years old in Vilnius (cancer). [ref]

Klaus Balkenhol

German dressage rider and trainer (born 1939).

Born December 6th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Velen.

Bill Mulliken

American swimmer, olympic gold medalist (1939-2014).

Born August 27th, 1939 in Urbana.

Died July 17th, 2014 at 74 years old in Chicago.

Ratko Janev

Macedonian atomic physicist.

Born March 30th, 1939 in Sandanski.

Died December 31st, 2019 at 80 years old in Belgrade.

Günter Bernard

German footballer.

Born November 4th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Schweinfurt.

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