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In the year 1939

1,208 Notable birthdays

Margaretha af Ugglas

Swedish politician.

Born January 5th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Stockholm.

Jānis Lūsis

Latvian javelin thrower (1939-2020).

Born May 19th, 1939 in Jelgava.

Died April 29th, 2020 at 80 years old in Riga. [ref]

Suzy McKee Charnas

American writer (1939–2023).

Born October 22nd, 1939 in Manhattan.

Died January 2nd, 2023 at 83 years old in New Mexico. [ref]

Moustapha Niasse

Senegalese politician.

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

Vivi Bach

Danish actress and singer (1939-2013).

Born September 3rd, 1939 in Copenhagen.

Died April 22nd, 2013 at 73 years old in Ibiza (heart failure). [ref]

Robert Tear

Welsh tenor singer and conductor (1939–2011).

Born March 8th, 1939 in Barry. [ref]

Died March 29th, 2011 at 72 years old in Greater London. [ref]

Yves Boisset

French film director (1939–2025).

Born March 14th, 1939 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died March 31st, 2025 at 86 years old in Levallois-Perret. [ref]

Osvaldo Hurtado

President of ecuador (1981 - 1984).

Born June 26th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Chambo.

Koldo Aguirre

Spanish footballer and manager.

Born April 27th, 1939 in Sondika.

Died July 3rd, 2019 at 80 years old in Bilbao. [ref]

Stephen W. Bosworth

Former dean of the fletcher school of law and diplomacy at tufts university, and a united states diplomat (1939–2016).

Born December 4th, 1939 in Grand Rapids.

Died January 4th, 2016 at 76 years old in Boston (pancreatic cancer).

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