Alexandros Panagoulis

Greek politician and poet (1939-1976).

Born July 2nd, 1939 in Glyfada.

Died May 1st, 1976 at 36 years old in Athens (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Daniel C. Tsui

Chinese-american physicist, nobel laureate.

Born February 28th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Baofeng County.

Sidney Altman

Canadian american molecular biologist.

Born May 7th, 1939 in Montreal. ^[ref]

Died April 5th, 2022 at 82 years old in Rockleigh. ^[ref]

Peter Grünberg

German physicist, and nobel prize in physics laureate (1939-2018).

Born May 18th, 1939 in Plzeň. ^[ref]

Died April 7th, 2018 at 78 years old in Jülich. ^[ref]

Brigitte Fontaine

French poet and artist.

Born June 24th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Morlaix.

Walter Wolf

Canadian businessman.

Born October 5th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Graz.

Bulle Ogier

French actress.

Born August 9th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Boulogne-Billancourt. ^[ref]

Viola Wills

American singer (1939–2009).

Born December 30th, 1939 in Watts.

Died May 6th, 2009 at 69 years old in Phoenix (cancer). ^[ref]

Ameen Faheem

Pakistani politician (1939-2015).

Born August 4th, 1939 in Matiari District.

Died November 21st, 2015 at 76 years old in Karachi (leukemia).

Barry Cunliffe

English archaeologist.

Born December 10th, 1939 (age 86 years).