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In the year 1939
1,149 Notable birthdays
Richard Kiel
American actor (1939–2014).
Born September 13th, 1939 in Detroit.
Died September 10th, 2014 at 74 years old in Fresno (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ginger Baker
English drummer (1939–2019).
Born August 19th, 1939 in Lewisham.
Died October 6th, 2019 at 80 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Paul Sorvino
American actor (1939–2022).
Born April 13th, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died July 25th, 2022 at 83 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Stanislav Petrov
Officer of the soviet air defence forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident (1939-2017).
Born September 7th, 1939 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2017 at 77 years old in Fryazino (pneumonia). [ref]
Jerry Krause
American sports executive.
Born April 6th, 1939 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2017 at 77 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Peter Bogdanovich
American film director (1939-2022).
Born July 30th, 1939 in Kingston.
Died January 6th, 2022 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Harry Reid
American politician (1939–2021).
Born December 2nd, 1939 in Searchlight.
Died December 28th, 2021 at 82 years old in Henderson (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday. Erma Bombeck