John Edward Hopcroft

American computer scientist.

Born October 7th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Seattle.

Lili Ivanova

Bulgarian singer.

Born April 24th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Kubrat.

Tarcisio Burgnich

Italian footballer.

Born April 25th, 1939 in Ruda.

Died May 26th, 2021 at 82 years old in Forte dei Marmi. ^[ref]

Ayi Kwei Armah

Ghanaian writer.

Born October 28th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Sekondi-Takoradi.

James M. Bardeen

American physicist.

Born May 9th, 1939 in Minneapolis.

Died June 20th, 2022 at 83 years old in Seattle. ^[ref]

Krzysztof Zanussi

Polish producer and film director.

Born June 17th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Warsaw.

Robert Darnton

American historian.

Born May 10th, 1939 (age 86 years) in New York City.

Ruth Perry

President of liberia (1939-2017).

Born July 16th, 1939 in Grand Cape Mount County.

Died January 8th, 2017 at 77 years old in Columbus. ^[ref]

Jerry Pinkney

American writer and children's book illustrator (1939–2021).

Born December 29th, 1939 in Philadelphia.

Died October 20th, 2021 at 81 years old in Sleepy Hollow (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Glauber Rocha

Brazilian film director, actor and writer (1939–1981).

Born March 14th, 1939 in Vitória da Conquista.

Died August 22nd, 1981 at 42 years old in Rio de Janeiro.