In the year 1939
386 Notable deaths
Antonio Machado
Spanish poet (1875-1939).
Born July 26th, 1875 in Seville. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1939 at 63 years old in Collioure. [ref]
Chick Webb
American musician (1905–1939).
Born February 10th, 1909 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1939 at 30 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis).
Hans Langsdorff
Recipient of the iron cross (1894–1939).
Born March 20th, 1894 in Bergen auf Rügen.
Died December 20th, 1939 at 45 years old in Buenos Aires (gunshot wound).
Edward Sapir
American linguist and anthropologist (1884-1939).
Born January 26th, 1884 in Lębork.
Died February 4th, 1939 at 55 years old in New Haven.
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
Danish prince (1858-1939).
Born October 27th, 1858 in Bernstorff Palace.
Died January 14th, 1939 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
Archibald Leitch
British architect.
Born April 27th, 1865 in Glasgow.
Died April 25th, 1939 at 73 years old in Glasgow.
Alice Brady
American actress (1892–1939).
Born November 2nd, 1892 in New York City.
Died October 28th, 1939 at 46 years old in New York City (cancer).
Anthony Fokker
Dutch aviation pioneer and an aircraft manufacturer (1890-1939).
Died December 23rd, 1939 at 49 years old in New York City (meningitis).
Joseph Roth
Austrian novelist and journalist.
Born September 2nd, 1894 in Brody. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1939 at 44 years old in Paris. [ref]
Philipp Scheidemann
German head of government (1865-1939).
Born July 26th, 1865 in Kassel. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1939 at 74 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Joseph Lyons
Australian politician, 10th prime minister of australia (1879-1939).
Born September 15th, 1879 in Stanley.
Died April 7th, 1939 at 59 years old in Darlinghurst (myocardial infarction).
Eugen Bleuler
Swiss psychiatrist (1857-1939).
Born April 30th, 1857 in Zollikon. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1939 at 82 years old in Zollikon. [ref]
Charles Eastman
Native american physician and scouting pioneer (1858–1939).
Born February 19th, 1858 in Redwood Falls.
Died January 8th, 1939 at 80 years old in Detroit.
Otto Wels
German politician (1873-1939).
Born September 15th, 1873 in Berlin.
Died September 16th, 1939 at 66 years old in Paris.
Sidney Howard
American writer (1891-1939).
Born June 26th, 1891 in Oakland.
Died August 23rd, 1939 at 48 years old in Tyringham.
Benjamin Tucker
American journalist and anarchist (1854-1939).
Born April 17th, 1854 in Dartmouth.
Died June 22nd, 1939 at 85 years old in Monaco.
Ernst Toller
German writer, politician and leader of the munich soviet republic (1893-1939).
Born December 1st, 1893 in Szamocin.
Died May 22nd, 1939 at 45 years old in New York City (hanging to death).
Søren Peter Lauritz Sørensen
Danish chemist.
Born January 9th, 1868 in Havrebjerg. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1939 at 71 years old in Copenhagen.
Richard Halliburton
American writer (1900–1939).
Born January 9th, 1900 in Brownsville. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1939 at 39 years old in Pacific Ocean (drowning).
Gerardo Machado
President of cuba from 1925 to 1933.
Born September 28th, 1871 in Santa Clara.
Died March 29th, 1939 at 67 years old in Miami.
Jean Bugatti
Italian engineer (1909-1939).
Born January 15th, 1909 in Cologne.
Died August 11th, 1939 at 30 years old in Duppigheim (traffic collision).
Barbara Newhall Follett
American writer.
Born March 4th, 1914 in Hanover.
Died December 7th, 1939 at 25 years old
Roman Dmowski
Polish politician (1864-1939).
Born August 9th, 1864 in Kamionek. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1939 at 74 years old in Drozdowo, Podlaskie Voivodeship. [ref]
Otto Rahn
German ss officer and writer (1904–1939).
Born February 18th, 1904 in Michelstadt.
Died March 14th, 1939 at 35 years old in Söll (hypothermia).
Frank Wild
British antarctica explorer (1873-1939).
Born April 10th, 1873 in Skelton.
Died August 19th, 1939 at 66 years old in Klerksdorp.
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu