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In the year 1939
1,133 Notable birthdays
Eddie Holland
American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Born October 30th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Detroit.
Charles Webb
American writer.
Born June 9th, 1939 in San Francisco.
Died June 16th, 2020 at 81 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]
George M. Whitesides
American chemist and professor of chemistry.
Born August 3rd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Louisville.
Narayan Gopal
Nepalese singer (1939–1990).
Born October 4th, 1939 in Kathmandu.
Died December 5th, 1990 at 51 years old in Kathmandu (diabetes).
Ray Peterson
American musician.
Born April 23rd, 1939 in Denton.
Died January 25th, 2005 at 65 years old in Smyrna (cancer). [ref]
Luther Allison
American blues guitarist (1939-1997).
Born August 17th, 1939 in Widener. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1997 at 57 years old in Madison (lung cancer). [ref]
Joel Whitburn
American music historian.
Born November 29th, 1939 in Wauwatosa.
Died June 14th, 2022 at 82 years old in Menomonee Falls. [ref]
Robert James Waller
American writer.
Born August 1st, 1939 in Charles City. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2017 at 77 years old in Fredericksburg (cancer). [ref]
Breyten Breytenbach
South african writer and painter (1939–2024).
Born September 16th, 1939 in Robertson.
Died November 24th, 2024 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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