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In the year 1939

1,208 Notable birthdays

Pieter van Vollenhoven

Dutch professor and royal.

Born April 30th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Schiedam.

Craig R. Barrett

American business executive; ceo of intel.

Born August 29th, 1939 (age 86 years) in San Francisco.

Ivar Jacobson

Swedish computer scientist.

Born September 2nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Ystad.

Colin Thubron

President of the royal society of literature.

Born June 14th, 1939 (age 86 years) in London.

Don Alias

American jazz percussionist (1939–2006).

Born December 25th, 1939 in New York City.

Died March 28th, 2006 at 66 years old in New York City. [ref]

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

American writer.

Born June 3rd, 1939 in Alexandria. [ref]

Died July 6th, 2007 at 68 years old in Princeton. [ref]

Neil Sloane

British mathematician.

Born October 16th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Beaumaris.

Ralph Boston

Olympic athlete.

Born May 9th, 1939 in Laurel.

Died April 30th, 2023 at 83 years old in Peachtree City (stroke). [ref]

George Robert Carruthers

American physicist (1939-2020).

Born October 1st, 1939 in Cincinnati.

Died December 26th, 2020 at 81 years old [ref]

Tim Wirth

American politician.

Born September 22nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Santa Fe.

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