Ed Sanders

American poet and activist.

Born August 17th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Kansas City.

Betty Everett

American recording artist; soul singer and pianist.

Born November 23rd, 1939 in Greenwood. ^[ref]

Died August 19th, 2001 at 61 years old in Beloit. ^[ref]

Stefano Bontade

Member of sicilian mafia (1939-1981).

Born April 23rd, 1939 in Palermo.

Died April 23rd, 1981 at 42 years old in Palermo.

Fikret Abdić

Bosnian muslim and croatian war criminal, businessman and politician.

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

Emil Constantinescu

President of romania from 1996 to 2000.

Born November 19th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Bender.

Jorge Sampaio

President of portugal from 1996 to 2006.

Born September 18th, 1939 in Lisbon.

Died September 10th, 2021 at 81 years old in Santa Cruz Hospital (respiratory failure). ^[ref]

Sushil Koirala

Former prime minister of nepal (1939-2016).

Born August 12th, 1939 in Biratnagar.

Died February 9th, 2016 at 76 years old in Kathmandu (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Charles Jencks

American architecture theorist, critic and landscape architect.

Born June 21st, 1939 in Baltimore. ^[ref]

Died October 13th, 2019 at 80 years old in London (cancer). ^[ref]

Stephen Cook

American-canadian computer scientist.

Born December 14th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Buffalo.

Michel Siffre

French cave explorer (1939–2024).

Born January 3rd, 1939 in Nice.

Died August 25th, 2024 at 85 years old in Nice. ^[ref]