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In the year 1939

1,208 Notable birthdays

Gennadi Volnov

Basketball player (1939–2008).

Born November 28th, 1939 in Moscow.

Died July 15th, 2008 at 68 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Jorge Fons

Mexican film director and screenwriter.

Born April 23rd, 1939 in Túxpan.

Died September 22nd, 2022 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]

Mario Liverani

Professor of ancient near east history.

Born January 10th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Rome.

Eri Klas

Estonian conductor.

Born June 7th, 1939 in Tallinn.

Died February 26th, 2016 at 76 years old in Tallinn (myocardial infarction).

José Maria Eymael

Bazillian politician; former federal deputy; founder and presicent, partido social democrata cristão.

Born November 2nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Porto Alegre.

Judy Grinham

British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.

Born March 5th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Neasden.

Philippe Moureaux

Belgian politician (1939-2018).

Born April 12th, 1939 in Etterbeek.

Died December 15th, 2018 at 79 years old in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek (cancer).

Edoardo Menichelli

Italian catholic prelate (1939–2025).

Born October 14th, 1939 in Serripola.

Died October 20th, 2025 at 86 years old in San Severino Marche. [ref]

Amarildo Tavares da Silveira

Brazilian footballer and manager.

Born July 29th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Campos dos Goytacazes.

Viktor Shustikov

Soviet-russian footballer (1939–2025).

Born January 28th, 1939 in Moscow.

Died October 23rd, 2025 at 86 years old [ref]

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