November 15, 1939

1939Terry Bradbury, English footballer and manager^[†]

Terence Eugene Bradbury is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half.

1939Yaphet Kotto, American actor and screenwriter (died 2021)^[†]

Yaphet Frederick Kotto was an American actor for film and television. His films include the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), the neo-noir action thriller Across 110th Street (1972), the science-fiction action film The Running Man (1987), the James Bond film Live and Let Die (1973) in which he portrayed the main villain Dr. Kananga, and the action comedy Midnight Run (1988). He also starred in the NBC television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999) as Lieutenant Al Giardello.

1939Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde, Finnish physician and parapsychologist (died 2015)^[†]

Rauni-Leena Tellervo Luukanen-Kilde née Valve was a Finnish physician who wrote and lectured on parapsychology, ufology and mind control.

1939Enzo Staiola, Italian child actor (died 2025)^[†]

Enzo Staiola was an Italian actor, best known for playing, at the age of eight, the role of Bruno Ricci in Vittorio De Sica's neorealist 1948 film Bicycle Thieves. He appeared in several other films including, in 1954, the American-produced The Barefoot Contessa with Humphrey Bogart. As an adult he became a mathematics teacher and later also worked as a land registry clerk.