Samad Behrangi

Iranian writer and social critic.

Born June 24th, 1939 in Tabriz.

Died August 31st, 1968 at 29 years old in Tabriz (drowning).

Willie Stevenson

Scottish assaociation football player and manager.

Born October 26th, 1939 in Leith.

Died May 27th, 2025 at 85 years old ^[ref]

Johnny Byrne

English footballer.

Born May 13th, 1939 in West Horsley.

Died October 27th, 1999 at 60 years old in Cape Town (myocardial infarction).

Andrew Cyrille

American avant-garde jazz drummer.

Born November 10th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Brooklyn.

Daniel Prévost

French actor and comedian.

Born October 20th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Garches.

Nancy Graves

American conceptual artist (1939–1995).

Born December 23rd, 1939 in Pittsfield.

Died October 21st, 1995 at 55 years old in New York City (ovarian cancer).

Roman Jackiw

Polish-born ukrainian-american theoretical physicist and dirac medallist.

Born November 8th, 1939 in Lubliniec.

Died June 14th, 2023 at 83 years old ^[ref]

Elias Chacour

Former archbishop of akko, haifa, nazareth and all galilee of the melkite greek catholic church.

Born September 18th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Kafr Bir'im.

Vincent Siew

12th vice president of republic of china(taiwan).

Born January 3rd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Chiayi City.

Howard Winstone

Welsh boxer (1939-2000).

Born April 15th, 1939 in Merthyr Tydfil.

Died September 30th, 2000 at 61 years old in Merthyr Tydfil.