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In the year 1939
386 Notable deaths
Park Yeong-hyo
Korean politician (1861-1939).
Born July 19th, 1861 in Suwon.
Died September 21st, 1939 at 78 years old in Seoul.
Alfred Wotquenne
Belgian music librarian (1867–1939).
Born January 25th, 1867 in Lobbes.
Died September 25th, 1939 at 72 years old in Antibes.
Aggie Herring
Actress (1876-1939).
Born February 4th, 1876 in San Francisco.
Died October 28th, 1939 at 63 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Arkady Rylov
Russian and soviet painter (1870–1939).
Born January 29th, 1870 in Istobensk.
Died June 22nd, 1939 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Esmé Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Penrith
British diplomat (1863-1939).
Born September 15th, 1863.
Died August 1st, 1939 at 75 years old
Fritz Ullmann
Chemist (1875-1939).
Born July 2nd, 1875 in Fürth. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1939 at 63 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Antonio Ortega
Spanish colonel.
Born January 17th, 1888 in Rabé de las Calzadas.
Died July 15th, 1939 at 51 years old in Alicante (garrote, gunshot wound).
Max Fiedler
German conductor and composer (1859-1939).
Born December 31st, 1859 in Zittau.
Died December 1st, 1939 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Henri Jaspar
Belgian former prime minister (1870-1939).
Born July 28th, 1870 in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek.
Died February 15th, 1939 at 68 years old in Saint-Gilles - Sint-Gillis.
Jens Bratlie
13th prime minister of norway (1856–1939).
Born January 17th, 1856 in Nordre Land Municipality. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1939 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
Irish/british astronomer (1865–1939).
Born February 6th, 1865 in Ireland.
Died September 20th, 1939 at 74 years old in London.
Mikołaj Bołtuć
Polish general (1893–1939).
Born December 21st, 1893 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 22nd, 1939 at 45 years old in Łomianki.
Juan Demóstenes Arosemena
President of panama (1879-1939).
Born June 24th, 1879 in Panama City. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1939 at 60 years old in Penonomé, Coclé.
Dmitry Grave
Russian mathematician.
Born September 6th, 1863 in Kirillov.
Died December 19th, 1939 at 76 years old in Kyiv.
Enrique Fernández Arbós
Spanish composer, violinist and conductor (1863–1939).
Born December 24th, 1863 in Madrid.
Died June 2nd, 1939 at 75 years old in San Sebastián.
Wilhelm Bölsche
German author and editor (1861–1939).
Born January 2nd, 1861 in Cologne.
Died August 31st, 1939 at 78 years old in Szklarska Poręba.
Manuel Penella
Spanish composer and organist.
Born July 31st, 1880 in Valencia.
Died January 24th, 1939 at 58 years old in Cuernavaca.
Franz Werner
Austrian zoologist.
Born August 15th, 1867 in Vienna.
Died February 28th, 1939 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Alberto Palacio
Spanish architect and bridge engineer (1856–1939).
Born January 24th, 1856 in Sare.
Died May 18th, 1939 at 83 years old in Getxo.
Waldemar Lindgren
American geologist (1860-1939).
Born February 14th, 1860 in Sweden, Kalmar.
Died November 3rd, 1939 at 79 years old in Boston.
Suleyman Sani Akhundov
Playwright, journalist, children's author, and teacher (1875–1939).
Born October 3rd, 1875 in Shusha.
Died March 29th, 1939 at 63 years old in Baku.
Charles P. Dixon
British tennis player (1873–1939).
Born February 7th, 1873 in Grantham.
Died April 29th, 1939 at 66 years old in London.
Reto Capadrutt
Bobsledder (1912-1939).
Died February 3rd, 1939 at 26 years old in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
August Enna
Danish composer.
Born May 13th, 1859 in Nakskov.
Died August 3rd, 1939 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
Fausto dos Santos
Brazilian footballer and manager (1905-1939).
Born January 28th, 1905 in Codó.
Died March 28th, 1939 at 34 years old in Santos Dumont (tuberculosis).
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