1939
Lionel Sosa, Mexican-American advertising and marketing executive
Lionel Sosa is a Mexican-American advertising and marketing executive.
Lionel Sosa, Mexican-American advertising and marketing executive
The 1930s
Explore 942 historical events from 1930–1939.
1939
Don Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)
Donald Ray Williams was an American country music singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular balla…
Don Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)
1939
Maeve Binchy, Irish novelist (died 2012)
Anne Maeve Binchy Snell was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker. Her novels were characterised by a sympathetic and often humorous portrayal o…
Maeve Binchy, Irish novelist (died 2012)
1939
Pete Smith, Australian radio and television announcer
Peter Philip Smith OAM is an Australian retired radio announcer and television voice-over artist. He is primarily known for his work with GTV-9 in Melbourne as their chief staff an…
Pete Smith, Australian radio and television announcer
1939
Dieter Quester, Austrian race car driver
Dietrich Erwin Quester is an Austrian former racing driver. Quester participated in 53 24-Hour Races. He competed in a single Formula One race in which he finished ninth.
Dieter Quester, Austrian race car driver
1939
Tim Waterstone, Scottish businessman, founded Waterstones
Sir Timothy John Stuart Waterstone is a British bookseller, businessman and author. He is the founder of Waterstones, the United Kingdom-based bookseller retail chain, the largest …
Tim Waterstone, Scottish businessman, founded Waterstones
1939
Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author
Sir Terence Hardy Waite is a British human rights activist and author.
Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author
1939
Cleavon Little, American actor and comedian (died 1992)
Cleavon Jake Little was an American actor. He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage. In 1970, he starred in the Broadway production of Purlie, for which he earned both a …
Cleavon Little, American actor and comedian (died 1992)
1939
Al Unser, American race car driver (died 2021)
Alfred Unser was an American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser Jr. He was the second of four men …
Al Unser, American race car driver (died 2021)
1939
Michael J
Michael J. Pollard was an American character actor. With his distinctive bulbous nose, dimpled chin and smirk, he gained a cult following, usually portraying quirky, off-beat, simp…
Michael J
1939
Charles Miller, American musician (died 1980)
Charles William Miller was an American musician best known as the saxophonist and flutist for the multicultural California funk band War. Notably, Miller provided lead vocals as we…
Charles Miller, American musician (died 1980)
1939
John Schlee, American golfer (died 2000)
John H. Schlee was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.
John Schlee, American golfer (died 2000)
1939
Jeremy Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo, Anglo-Irish peer (died 2014)
Jeremy Ulick Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo, styled Earl of Altamont until 1991, was an Irish hereditary peer and businessman. On the death of his father, he was entitled to sit in…
Jeremy Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo, Anglo-Irish peer (died 2014)
1939
Denis de Belleval, Canadian civil servant and politician
Denis de Belleval is a former politician and administrator in the Canadian province of Quebec. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1976 to 1982 …
Denis de Belleval, Canadian civil servant and politician
1939
Henri Pachard, American director and producer (died 2008)
Henri Pachard, Jackson St. Louis and Crystal Blue were the pseudonyms of the American film director Ron Sullivan .
Henri Pachard, American director and producer (died 2008)
1939
George Reid, Scottish journalist and politician, 2nd Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
Sir George Newlands Reid was a Scottish politician and journalist who served as Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2003 to 2007. A member of the Scottish National Pa…
George Reid, Scottish journalist and politician, 2nd Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
1939
Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (born 1881)
Louis Trousselier was a French racing cyclist who won the 1905 Tour de France. His other major wins were Paris–Roubaix, also in 1905, and the 1908 Bordeaux–Paris. He came third in …
Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (born 1881)
1939
Anne Walter Fearn, American physician (born 1867)
Anne Walter Fearn was an American physician who went to Shanghai, China, on a temporary posting in 1893, and remained there for 40 years.
Anne Walter Fearn, American physician (born 1867)
1939
Frank Haller, American boxer (born 1883)
Frank Bee Haller was an American featherweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics, beating …
Frank Haller, American boxer (born 1883)
1939
Madeleine Desroseaux, French author and poet (born 1873)
Madeleine Desroseaux is the pseudonym of Florentine Monier (1873-1939), a Breton poet and novelist.
Madeleine Desroseaux, French author and poet (born 1873)
1939
Ahmet Ağaoğlu, Azerbaijani-Turkish journalist and publicist (born 1869)
Ahmet Ağaoğlu, also known as Ahmed Bey Aghaoghlu (Azerbaijani: Əhməd bəy Ağaoğlu; or Ahmed Akif Aghaoghlu was a public and political figure of Azerbaijan and Turkey, thinker, publi…
Ahmet Ağaoğlu, Azerbaijani-Turkish journalist and publicist (born 1869)
1939
Ernst Toller, German playwright and author (born 1893)
Ernst Toller was a German author, playwright, left-wing politician and revolutionary, known for his Expressionist plays. He served in 1919 for six days as President of the short-li…
Ernst Toller, German playwright and author (born 1893)
1939
Konstantin Somov, Russian-French painter and illustrator (born 1869)
Konstantin Andreyevich Somov was a Russian painter and draughtsman during the Modernist period, best known as co-founding member of the Mir iskusstva society. After the Russian Rev…
Konstantin Somov, Russian-French painter and illustrator (born 1869)
1939
Jiří Mahen, Czech author and playwright (born 1882)
Jiří Mahen was a Czech novelist and playwright. He was a prolific author and his literary work also includes essays, poetry, scientific articles, manuals and fairy tales. He was a …
Jiří Mahen, Czech author and playwright (born 1882)