François de Roubaix

French composer (1939-1975).

Born April 3rd, 1939 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. ^[ref]

Died November 21st, 1975 at 36 years old in Tenerife (drowning).

Enrico Albertosi

Italian footballer (1939-).

Born November 2nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Pontremoli.

Luigi Simoni

Italian footballer and manager (1939–2020).

Born January 22nd, 1939 in Crevalcore.

Died May 22nd, 2020 at 81 years old in Pisa (stroke). ^[ref]

Alfredo Palacio

Ecuadorian physician.

Born January 22nd, 1939 in Guayaquil.

Died May 22nd, 2025 at 86 years old in Guayaquil. ^[ref]

Jean-Claude Gaudin

French politician (1939–2024).

Born October 8th, 1939 in Marseille.

Died May 20th, 2024 at 84 years old in Saint-Zacharie. ^[ref]

Bill Watrous

American trombonist.

Born June 8th, 1939 in Middletown.

Died July 3rd, 2018 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Irina Press

Soviet athlete (1939-2004).

Born March 10th, 1939 in Kharkiv.

Died February 22nd, 2004 at 64 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Sumio Iijima

Japanese nanotechnologist.

Born May 2nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Koshigaya.

John Tong Hon

Catholic cardinal.

Born July 31st, 1939 (age 86 years) in British Hong Kong.

Reginald Foster

American priest and latinist (1939-2020).

Born November 14th, 1939 in Milwaukee.

Died December 25th, 2020 at 81 years old in Milwaukee (COVID-19). ^[ref]