Editing 1939 (section)

===July&ndash;August===
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[[File:Karel Gott 2018.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Karel Gott]]]]
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[[File:Howard John BANNER.jpg|thumb|100px|[[John Howard]]]]
[[File:Romano Prodi 2016 crop.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Romano Prodi]]]]
[[File:Ginger Baker in 1984.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Ginger Baker]]]]
* [[July 1]] 
** [[Kazi Zafar Ahmed]], 8th Prime Minister of Bangladesh (d. [[2015]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=BanglaNews24.com |date=2015-08-28 |title=Kazi Zafar's 2nd janaza held |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/english/national/news/bd/44318.details |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=banglanews24.com |language=bn}}</ref>
** [[Karen Black]], American actress (d. [[2013]])
* [[July 4]]
** [[Abdelmajid Chetali]], Tunisian footballer, manager
** [[Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani]], 2nd [[Prime Minister of Yemen]] (d. [[2011]])
* [[July 6]] 
** [[Mary Peters (athlete)|Mary Peters]], British athlete<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/mary-peters|title=Mary Peters|website=IOC|access-date=February 12, 2021|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416072300/https://www.olympic.org/mary-peters|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi]], sovereign ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah
* [[July 7]] &ndash; [[Elena Obraztsova]], Russian opera singer (d. [[2015]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11342919/Elena-Obraztsova-obituary.html|title=Elena Obraztsova - obituary|date=13 January 2015|website=The Telegraph|access-date=14 October 2019|archive-date=August 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821112154/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11342919/Elena-Obraztsova-obituary.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[July 8]]
** [[Likulia Bolongo]], Congolese politician, general and [[Prime Minister of Zaire]]
** [[Abdelhamid Sharaf]], Jordanian ambassador to the United States and Canada, 51st [[Prime Minister of Jordan]] (d. [[1980]])
* [[July 10]] – [[Mavis Staples]], African-American rhythm and blues, gospel singer, actress and civil rights activist
* [[July 13]] – [[John Danielsen]], Danish football midfielder
* [[July 14]]
** [[Karel Gott]], Czech singer (d. [[2019]])
** [[Sid Haig]], American actor (d. [[2019]])
* [[July 15]] – [[Aníbal Cavaco Silva]], 113th [[Prime Minister of Portugal]], 19th [[President of Portugal]]
* [[July 16]] – [[Lido Vieri]], Italian footballer and manager 
* [[July 17]] – [[Milva]], Italian singer, stage and film actress, and television personality (d. [[2021]])
* [[July 18]] – [[Dion DiMucci]], American singer-songwriter (''[[The Wanderer (Dion song)|The Wanderer]]'')<ref>{{cite book|author=((Editors of Chase's))|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2019: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JVJtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA373|date=30 September 2018|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-64143-264-1|pages=373|access-date=November 26, 2020|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126074428/https://books.google.com/books?id=JVJtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA373|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[July 21]] – [[Helmut Haller]], German footballer (d. [[2012]])
* [[July 22]] – [[Gila Almagor]], Israeli actress and author
* [[July 24]] – [[Walt Bellamy]], African-American basketball player (d. [[2013]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Mark Vancil|title=National Basketball Association Basketball: An Official Fan's Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sttsO5lHyHYC|date=September 1996|publisher=Carlton Books, Limited|isbn=978-1-85868-201-3|page=124}}</ref>
* [[July 26]] – [[John Howard]], 25th [[Prime Minister of Australia]]<ref>{{cite book|author=David Barnett|title=John Howard, Prime Minister|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-o2gAAAAMAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Viking|isbn=978-0-670-87389-0|page=4}}</ref>
* [[July 28]] – [[Gösta Ekman]], Swedish actor, comedian, and director (d. [[2017]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Harris M. Lentz III|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HMpZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT128|date=3 May 2018|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-3318-3|pages=124–115}}</ref>
* [[August 1]] – [[Robert James Waller]], American novelist (d. [[2017]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/03/12/robert-james-waller-author-bridges-madison-county-obituary/|title=Robert James Waller, author of The Bridges of Madison County – obituary|date=12 March 2017|website=The Telegraph|access-date=26 November 2020|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326233553/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/03/12/robert-james-waller-author-bridges-madison-county-obituary/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[August 2]] – [[Ali Mroudjaé]], 9th Prime Minister of the Comoros (d. [[2019]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.habarizacomores.com/2013/04/ali-mroudjae-portrait-de-lhomme.html|title=Ali Mroudjae : Portrait de l'homme politique de la semaine|language=fr|access-date=November 26, 2020|archive-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504102557/https://www.habarizacomores.com/2013/04/ali-mroudjae-portrait-de-lhomme.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[August 5]] – [[Princess Irene of the Netherlands]]
* [[August 8]] – [[Viorica Viscopoleanu]], Romanian athlete<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/viorica-viscopoleanu|title=Viorica Viscopoleanu|website=IOC|access-date=February 12, 2021|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326172642/https://www.olympic.org/viorica-viscopoleanu|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[August 9]] – [[Romano Prodi]], Italian politician, economist and 52nd [[Prime Minister of Italy]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Roger East|title=Whitaker's Almanack World Heads of Government, 1998|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S5COPB35fCoC|year=1998|publisher=Stationery Office|isbn=978-0-11-702205-8|page=129}}</ref>
* [[August 11]] – [[James Mancham]], Seychellois politician, President 1976–77 (d. [[2017]])
* [[August 12]] – [[George Hamilton (actor)|George Hamilton]], American actor
* [[August 16]] 
** [[Seán Brady (bishop)|Seán Brady]], Irish cardinal<ref>{{cite book|title=The Official Catholic Directory for the Year of Our Lord ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qsZAAQAAIAAJ|year=2009|publisher=P.J. Kenedy|page=14| isbn=9780872175525 |access-date=June 13, 2021|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613131554/https://books.google.com/books?id=qsZAAQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[Valery Ryumin]], Soviet cosmonaut (d. [[2022]])
* [[August 19]]
** [[Alan Baker (mathematician)|Alan Baker]], English mathematician (d. [[2018]])
** [[Ginger Baker]], English drummer (d. [[2019]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Lentz III |first=Harris M. |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2019 |date=28 October 2020 |publisher=McFarland |page=22 |isbn=9781476640594 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gW0HEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT36 |access-date=June 13, 2021 |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514122951/https://books.google.com/books?id=gW0HEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT36 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
* [[August 20]] – [[Fernando Poe Jr.]], Filipino actor (d. [[2004]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Bryan L. Yeatter|title=Cinema of the Philippines: A History and Filmography, 1897-2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V6saAQAAIAAJ|year=2007|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=978-0-7864-3047-5|page=89|access-date=September 10, 2020|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508142131/https://books.google.com/books?id=V6saAQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[August 21]] – [[Clarence Williams III]], American actor (d. [[2021]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/clarence-williams-iii-mod-squad-dies-at-81-1234963703/|title=Clarence Williams III, Linc on 'The Mod Squad,' Dies at 81|last=Barnes|first=Mike|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 6, 2021|access-date=June 7, 2021|archive-date=June 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606194834/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/clarence-williams-iii-mod-squad-dies-at-81-1234963703/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[August 22]] – [[Valerie Harper]], American actress (d. [[2019]])
* [[August 23]] – [[Fernando Luján]], Mexican actor (d. [[2019]])
* [[August 27]] – [[Bill Mulliken]], American swimmer (d. [[2014]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/bill-mulliken|title=Bill Mulliken|website=IOC|access-date=February 12, 2021|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326185100/https://www.olympic.org/bill-mulliken|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[August 29]] – [[Joel Schumacher]], American film producer and director (d. [[2020]])
* [[August 30]]
** [[Elizabeth Ashley]], née Cole, American actress
** [[John Peel]], né Ravenscroft, English disc jockey (d. [[2004]])