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In the year 1939
423 Notable deaths
Fritz Syberg
Danish painter (1862-1939).
Born July 28th, 1862 in Faaborg.
Died December 20th, 1939 at 77 years old in Kerteminde.
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 and explorer (1867-1939).
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.
Serhiy Yefremov
Ukrainian literary journalist, historian, critic, political activist, statesman, and academician (1876–1939).
Born October 18th, 1876 in Kiev Governorate.
Died March 31st, 1939 at 62 years old in Yaroslavl.
Reto Capadrutt
Bobsledder (1912-1939).
Died February 3rd, 1939 at 26 years old in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
August Enna
Danish composer (1859–1939).
Born May 13th, 1859 in Nakskov.
Died August 3rd, 1939 at 80 years old in Frederiksberg.
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).
Ivan Gubkin
Geologist (1871-1939).
Born September 21st, 1871.
Died April 21st, 1939 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Adelheid Popp
Austrian feminist and socialist (1869–1939).
Born February 11th, 1869 in Inzersdorf. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1939 at 70 years old in Vienna (stroke). [ref]
Maxime Laubeuf
French maritime engineer (1864-1939).
Born November 23rd, 1864 in Poissy.
Died December 23rd, 1939 at 75 years old in Cannes.
Émile Paul Amable Guépratte
French admiral (1856–1939).
Born August 30th, 1856 in Granville.
Died November 21st, 1939 at 83 years old in Brest.
Juozas Tūbelis
Prime minister of lithuania (1882-1939).
Born April 9th, 1882 in Ilgalaukiai. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1939 at 57 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Witmer Stone
American ornithologist (1866-1939).
Born September 22nd, 1866 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1939 at 72 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Okada Saburosuke
Japanese painter (1869-1939).
Born February 12th, 1869 in Saga Prefecture.
Died December 16th, 1939 at 70 years old in Tokyo.
Aurelio Mosquera
President of ecuador (1938 - 1939).
Born August 2nd, 1883 in Quito.
Died November 17th, 1939 at 56 years old in Quito.
Arthur E. Kennelly
American electrical engineer (1861–1939).
Born December 17th, 1861 in Colaba.
Died June 18th, 1939 at 77 years old in Boston.
Charles Barrois
French geologist (1851-1939).
Born April 21st, 1851 in Lille.
Died November 5th, 1939 at 88 years old in Sainte-Geneviève-en-Caux.
Alfred Harker
English geologist, scottish geological survey (1859-1939).
Born February 19th, 1859 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died July 28th, 1939 at 80 years old
Deaths 276 to 300 of 423
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