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In the year 1939
1,208 Notable birthdays
Anthony D. Smith
British academic (1939-2016).
Born September 23rd, 1939 in London.
Died July 19th, 2016 at 76 years old in London.
Helmut Haller
German footballer (1939-2012).
Born July 21st, 1939 in Augsburg.
Died October 11th, 2012 at 73 years old in Augsburg (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Lucia Popp
Slovak operatic soprano.
Born November 12th, 1939 in Záhorská Ves. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1993 at 54 years old in Munich (brain cancer).
Tamaki Katori
Japanese actress (1938–2015).
Born October 21st, 1939 in Kumamoto.
Died October 12th, 2015 at 75 years old
Louis Andriessen
Dutch composer, pianist and university lecturer.
Born June 6th, 1939 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2021 at 82 years old in Weesp (dementia). [ref]
Ron Hill
English former runner and clothing entrepreneur (1938–2021).
Born September 25th, 1939 in Accrington. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Tameside. [ref]
Peter Camejo
American politician (1939-2008).
Born December 31st, 1939 in Queens.
Died September 13th, 2008 at 68 years old in Folsom (cancer, lymphoma). [ref]
James Dunn
British new testament scholar and theologian (1939-2020).
Born October 21st, 1939 in Birmingham.
Died June 26th, 2020 at 80 years old in Chichester. [ref]
João Bernardo Vieira
Ancient president of guinea-bissau (1939-2009).
Born April 27th, 1939 in Bissau.
Died March 2nd, 2009 at 69 years old in Bissau (ballistic trauma, deliberate murder). [ref]
James Mancham
President of seychelles (1939-2017).
Born August 11th, 1939 in Victoria.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 77 years old in Glacis (stroke). [ref]
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