John Fahey

American fingerstyle guitarist (1939–2001).

Born February 28th, 1939 in Washington, D.C..

Died February 22nd, 2001 at 61 years old in Salem.

Jerry Colangelo

American basketball player, coach, executive.

Born November 20th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Chicago Heights. ^[ref]

Cale Yarborough

American racecar driver.

Born March 27th, 1939 in Florence County.

Died December 31st, 2023 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Terrence McNally

American playwright (1938–2020).

Born November 3rd, 1939 in St. Petersburg. ^[ref]

Died March 24th, 2020 at 80 years old in Sarasota (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Oscar Goodman

American attorney and politician.

Born July 26th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Philadelphia.

Mark Slade

American actor, artist, author.

Born May 1st, 1939 (age 86 years) in New York City.

Chuck Robb

American politician and united states marine.

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

Jacques Vallée

Computer scientist, ufo researcher.

Born September 24th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Pontoise.

Bob James

American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer (born 1939).

Born December 25th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Missouri.

Ernst Zündel

German neo-nazi (1939-2017).

Born April 24th, 1939 in Bad Wildbad.

Died August 5th, 2017 at 78 years old in Bad Wildbad (myocardial infarction).