Yuri Galanskov

Soviet writer and dissident.

Born June 19th, 1939 in Moscow. ^[ref]

Died November 4th, 1972 at 33 years old in Barashevo (sepsis). ^[ref]

Wu Tianming

Chinese film director and producer (1939-2014).

Born October 19th, 1939 in Sanyuan County.

Died March 4th, 2014 at 74 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction).

Lee Shaffer

American basketball player.

Born February 23rd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Chicago.

Paddy Crerand

Scottish footballer and sports commentator (born 1939).

Born February 19th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Glasgow.

Maria Chiara

Singer.

Born December 24th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Oderzo.

Florin Halagian

Romanian footballer (1939-2019).

Born March 7th, 1939 in Bucharest.

Died August 12th, 2019 at 80 years old ^[ref]

Pier Luigi Pizzaballa

Italian footballer.

Born September 14th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Bergamo.

Zenon Grocholewski

Catholic cardinal.

Born October 11th, 1939 in Bródki, Greater Poland Voivodeship. ^[ref]

Died July 17th, 2020 at 80 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Oleg Stepanov

Russian judoka (1939–2010).

Born December 10th, 1939 in Moscow.

Died February 27th, 2010 at 70 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Oscar Fulloné

Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017).

Born April 4th, 1939 in La Plata.

Died May 22nd, 2017 at 78 years old in Casablanca (respiratory arrest). ^[ref]