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Events on Wednesday 1 February 1939 2
1939 – 1978Claude François (1939-1978)Died 11 March 1978, aged 39François was one of France's biggest pop stars of the 1960s and 70s, co-writer of the song that became "My Way". He died of electrocution while adjusting a lamp in his bathtub.
1939 – 2026Wally Funk (1939-2026)Died 8 July 2026, aged 87American aviation pioneer who in 2021 became the oldest woman to reach space, sixty years after being denied a place in the astronaut corps.