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In the year 1939

1,175 Notable birthdays

Lily Tomlin

American actress, comedian and writer.

Born September 1st, 1939 (age 86 years) in Detroit.

Harvey Keitel

American actor.

Born May 13th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Brooklyn.

Paul Hogan

Australian actor and comedian.

Born October 8th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Sydney.

Ali MacGraw

American actress.

Born April 1st, 1939 (age 86 years) in Pound Ridge.

Margaret Atwood

Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor (born 1939).

Born November 18th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Ottawa. [ref]

Ralph Lauren

American fashion designer (born 1939).

Born October 14th, 1939 (age 86 years) in The Bronx.

Dusty Springfield

British pop singer (1939–1999).

Born April 16th, 1939 in London. [ref]

Died March 2nd, 1999 at 59 years old in Henley-on-Thames (breast cancer). [ref]

Grace Slick

American musician, writer and painter.

Born October 30th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Highland Park.

John Amos

American actor (1939–2024).

Born December 27th, 1939 in Newark. [ref]

Died August 21st, 2024 at 84 years old in Los Angeles, Inglewood (heart failure). [ref]

Andrew Parker Bowles

British army officer; first husband of queen camilla.

Born December 27th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Surrey.

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