In the year 1939
424 Notable deaths
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
Alexander Lukomsky
Russian general (1868-1939).
Born July 10th, 1868 in Zhuravka.
Died January 25th, 1939 at 70 years old in Paris.
Nikolaos Triantafyllakos
Prime minister of greece (1855-1939).
Born August 28th, 1855 in Tripoli.
Died September 16th, 1939 at 84 years old in Athens.
Józef Czechowicz
Polish poet and avant-garde pioneer.
Born March 15th, 1903 in Lublin. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1939 at 36 years old in Lublin. [ref]
Alfredo Panzini
Italian lexicographer (1863-1939).
Born December 31st, 1863 in Senigallia.
Died April 10th, 1939 at 75 years old in Rome.
Johan Petter Åhlén
Olympic curler (1879-1939).
Born April 13th, 1879 in Insjön. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1939 at 59 years old in Atlantic Ocean. [ref]
Georges Pitoëff
French actor (1884-1939).
Born September 4th, 1884 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1939 at 55 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Ludolf Nielsen
Danish composer (1876-1939).
Born January 29th, 1876 in Næstved.
Died October 16th, 1939 at 63 years old in Copenhagen.
Jan Vos
Dutch footballer and manager (1888-1939).
Born April 17th, 1888 in Utrecht.
Died August 25th, 1939 at 51 years old in Dordrecht.
Mary Steen
Danish photographer and women's rights activist (1853–1939).
Born October 28th, 1856 in Hvilsager Parish.
Died April 7th, 1939 at 82 years old in Copenhagen.
Boris Shchukin
Soviet actor (1894–1939).
Born April 17th, 1894 in Moscow.
Died October 7th, 1939 at 45 years old in Moscow.
Gunnar Isachsen
Norwegian military officer (1868-1939).
Born October 3rd, 1868 in Drøbak.
Died December 19th, 1939 at 71 years old in Asker (myocardial infarction).
Frank Stoker
Irish tennis and rugby union player (1867-1939).
Born May 29th, 1867 in Dublin.
Died January 8th, 1939 at 71 years old in Dublin.
Georgy Chulkov
Russian poet, editor, writer and critic (1879–1939).
Born February 1st, 1879 in Moscow.
Died January 1st, 1939 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Jiří Mahen
Czech writer, poet, journalist, librarian and theater director (1882–1939).
Born December 12th, 1882 in Čáslav. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1939 at 56 years old in Brno. [ref]
William Jackson Pope
British chemist (1870-1939).
Born October 31st, 1870 in London.
Died October 17th, 1939 at 68 years old in Cambridge.
Nienke van Hichtum
Frisian dutch children's author (1860–1939).
Born February 13th, 1860 in Nes.
Died January 9th, 1939 at 78 years old in Hilversum.
Alvah Meyer
Athletics competitor (1888–1939).
Born July 18th, 1888 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 1939 at 51 years old in Tucson.
Dorothea Pertz
English botanist (1859-1939).
Born March 14th, 1859 in London.
Died March 6th, 1939 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Alice Zimmern
English suffraget (1855–1939).
Born September 22nd, 1855 in Nottingham.
Died March 22nd, 1939 at 83 years old in London.
Adrienne Avril de Sainte-Croix
French activist and philanthropist.
Born February 10th, 1855 in Carouge.
Died March 21st, 1939 at 84 years old in Menton. [ref]
Georges Goyau
French historian (1869-1939).
Born May 31st, 1869 in Orléans.
Died October 25th, 1939 at 70 years old in Bernay.
Anna Gardell-Ericson
Swedish artist (1853-1939).
Born October 10th, 1853 in Visby parish.
Died June 2nd, 1939 at 85 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Rihards Zariņš
Latvian graphic artist (1869–1939).
Born June 27th, 1869 in Ķieģeļi.
Died April 21st, 1939 at 69 years old in Riga.
Gladys Frazin
American actress (1900 – 1939).
Born June 21st, 1900 in New York City.
Died March 9th, 1939 at 38 years old in Manhattan.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius