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In the year 1939
424 Notable deaths
Alexander Tschirch
Swiss pharmacist (1856–1939).
Born October 17th, 1856 in Guben.
Died December 2nd, 1939 at 83 years old in Bern.
Vane Pennell
British real tennis player (1876–1938).
Born August 16th, 1876 in Kensington.
Died June 17th, 1939 at 62 years old in Boscombe.
Hugo Jahnke
Swedish architect (1886–1939).
Born March 6th, 1886 in Stockholm.
Died January 12th, 1939 at 52 years old in Stockholm.
Nikolai V. Nasonov
Russian zoologist (1855–1939).
Born February 26th, 1855 in Moscow.
Died February 11th, 1939 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Aloïs Catteau
Cyclist (1877-1939).
Born August 11th, 1877 in Moorsele.
Died November 2nd, 1939 at 62 years old in Menen.
Hermann Julius Kolbe
German entomologist (1855-1939).
Died November 26th, 1939 at 84 years old in Lichterfelde.
Edward Angus Burt
American mycologist (1859–1939).
Born April 9th, 1859 in Pennsylvania.
Died April 27th, 1939 at 80 years old
Leszek Lubicz-Nycz
Major of the polish army, polish fencer (1899-1939).
Born August 20th, 1899 in Brzesko.
Died September 22nd, 1939 at 40 years old in Buraków.
Edmund Jankowski
Polish rower (1903–1939).
Born August 28th, 1903 in Wrocki.
Died November 1st, 1939 at 36 years old in Fordon (execution by shooting).
Hasan Tahsin Uzer
Turkish statesperson (1877–1939).
Born August 29th, 1877 in Thessaloniki.
Died December 5th, 1939 at 62 years old in Erzurum.
Robert Farnan
American rower (1877-1939).
Born June 11th, 1877 in New York City.
Died January 10th, 1939 at 61 years old in New York City.
John Campbell
British rower (1899–1939).
Born April 13th, 1899 in Armadale.
Died February 20th, 1939 at 39 years old in Drysdale.
Eugen Ingebretsen
Gymnast (1884–1939).
Born December 30th, 1884 in Christiania.
Died January 11th, 1939 at 54 years old in Oslo.
Feodor Levinson-Lessing
Russian geologist (1861–1939).
Born March 9th, 1861 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 25th, 1939 at 78 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Robert Montgomerie
British fencer (1880–1939).
Born February 15th, 1880 in South Kensington.
Died April 28th, 1939 at 59 years old in Westminster.
Frederick Stapleton
British swimmer and water polo player (1877–1939).
Born March 11th, 1877 in Basford.
Died September 11th, 1939 at 62 years old in Nottingham.
Åke Lundeberg
Sport shooter (1888–1939).
Born December 14th, 1888 in Gävle.
Died May 29th, 1939 at 50 years old in Gävle.
Philippe Van Volckxsom
Belgian icehockeyplayer, speed skater and rower.
Born May 21st, 1897 in Saint-Gilles.
Died December 20th, 1939 at 42 years old in Brussels-Capital Region. [ref]
Carl Lehle
German rower (1872–1939).
Born December 2nd, 1872 in Eriskirch.
Died September 18th, 1939 at 66 years old in Ludwigshafen.
Albert Vandeplancke
French water polo player (1911-1939).
Born January 2nd, 1911 in Tourcoing.
Died April 18th, 1939 at 28 years old in Tourcoing. [ref]
Jacques Le Lavasseur
Olympic sailor (1861–1939).
Born October 15th, 1861 in Bordeaux.
Died October 8th, 1939 at 77 years old in Bordeaux.
Charles Arentz
Sailor (1878–1939).
Born November 8th, 1878 in Kabelvåg.
Died September 25th, 1939 at 60 years old [ref]
Louis Heusghem
Belgian road bicycle racer.
Born December 26th, 1882 in Ransart.
Died August 26th, 1939 at 56 years old in Montigny-le-Tilleul.
Oskar Bye
Norwegian gymnast (1870–1939).
Born June 3rd, 1870 in Christiania.
Died April 30th, 1939 at 68 years old in Oslo.
Leonard O'Brien
Field hockey player (1904–1939).
Born January 20th, 1904 in North Adams.
Died March 30th, 1939 at 35 years old in Boston.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan