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In the year 1939

1,208 Notable birthdays

Osman Durali

Turkish wrestler (1939–2011).

Born January 15th, 1939 in Vladimirovtsi.

Died April 25th, 2011 at 72 years old in Istanbul.

Martha Hudson

Athletics competitor.

Born March 21st, 1939 (age 86 years) in Eastman.

Aladár Pege

Hungarian jazz musician (1939–2006).

Born October 8th, 1939 in Budapest.

Died September 23rd, 2006 at 66 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Özcan Arkoç

Turkish footballer (1939–2021).

Born October 2nd, 1939 in Hayrabolu.

Died February 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Hamburg. [ref]

Larisa Luzhina

Soviet and russian actress.

Born March 4th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Margrit Kennedy

German architect (1939-2013).

Born November 21st, 1939 in Chemnitz.

Died December 28th, 2013 at 74 years old in Steyerberg.

George Harrison

American swimmer.

Born April 9th, 1939 in Berkeley.

Died October 3rd, 2011 at 72 years old [ref]

Velimir Sombolac

Serbian football player and coach (1939-2016).

Born February 27th, 1939 in Banja Luka.

Died May 22nd, 2016 at 77 years old in Gradiška.

Elvīra Ozoliņa

Soviet javelin thrower.

Born October 8th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Ihor Kalynets

Ukrainian poet and soviet dissident.

Born July 9th, 1939 in Khodoriv. [ref]

Died June 28th, 2025 at 85 years old in Lviv. [ref]

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