Pierre Kalala Mukendi

Congolese footballer (1939–2015).

Born November 22nd, 1939 in Likasi.

Died June 30th, 2015 at 75 years old in Johannesburg (kidney failure).

Jan Szczepański

Polish boxer (1939–2017).

Born November 20th, 1939 in Małecz.

Died January 15th, 2017 at 77 years old in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Shu Kamo

Japanese association football player and manager.

Born October 29th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Ashiya.

Corrado Farina

Italian filmmaker and writer (1939–2016).

Born March 18th, 1939 in Turin.

Died July 11th, 2016 at 77 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Eduard Mudrik

Russian footballer (1939-2017).

Born July 18th, 1939 in Starobilsk.

Died March 27th, 2017 at 77 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Mike Harris

South african racing driver.

Born May 25th, 1939 in Mufulira. ^[ref]

Died November 8th, 2021 at 82 years old in Durban. ^[ref]

Maarten Biesheuvel

Dutch writer (1939-2020).

Born May 23rd, 1939 in Schiedam.

Died July 30th, 2020 at 81 years old in Leiden.

Sirkka Turkka

Finnish poet and author (1939–2021).

Born February 2nd, 1939 in Helsinki. ^[ref]

Died October 23rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Lohja. ^[ref]

Dimitri Salachas

Greek eastern catholic bishop (1939–2023).

Born June 7th, 1939 in Athens.

Died October 16th, 2023 at 84 years old in Athens.

Eberhard Köllner

German astronaut.

Born September 29th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Staßfurt.