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December 10, 1939

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Notable Births

Dick Bavetta

1939Dick Bavetta, American basketball player and referee[†]

Richard W. Bavetta is an American retired referee for the National Basketball Association (NBA). He debuted in the league in 1975 and never missed an assigned game until 2014, and he holds the league record for most officiated games with 2,635.

Barry Cunliffe

1939Barry Cunliffe, English archaeologist and academic[†]

Sir Barrington Windsor Cunliffe, usually known as Sir Barry Cunliffe, is a British archaeologist and academic. He was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1972 to 2007. Since 2007, he has been an emeritus professor.

Notable Deaths

1939John Grieb, American gymnast and triathlete (born 1879)[†]

John William Grieb was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in Philadelphia. In 1904 he won the gold medal in the gymnastics' team event and silver medal in the athletics' triathlon event. He was also sixth in athletics' all-around event, 52nd in gymnastics' all-around event and 90th in gymnastics' triathlon event.