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In the year 1939
424 Notable deaths
Sergey Gritsevets
Soviet aviator (1909–1939).
Born July 19th, 1909 in Baraŭcy.
Died September 16th, 1939 at 30 years old in Balbasava.
Jean Bugatti
Italian engineer (1909-1939).
Born January 15th, 1909 in Cologne.
Died August 11th, 1939 at 30 years old in Duppigheim (traffic collision).
Mikayil Mushfig
Azerbaijani writer (1908-1938).
Died March 12th, 1939 at 30 years old in Baku (political repression).
Władysław Raginis
Polish military commander (1908–1939).
Born June 27th, 1908 in Daugavpils.
Died September 10th, 1939 at 31 years old in Strękowa Góra (explosive device).
Eugen Weidmann
Sentenced to death in france.
Born February 5th, 1908 in Frankfurt.
Died June 17th, 1939 at 31 years old in Versailles (decapitation).
Polina Osipenko
Soviet aviator.
Born October 8th, 1907 in Osypenko.
Died May 11th, 1939 at 31 years old in Rybnovsky District.
Fausto dos Santos
Brazilian footballer and manager (1905-1939).
Born January 25th, 1905 in Codó.
Died March 28th, 1939 at 34 years old in Santos Dumont (tuberculosis).
Joaquín García Morato
Spanish flying ace (1904-1939).
Born May 4th, 1904 in Melilla.
Died April 4th, 1939 at 34 years old in Griñón.
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).
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).
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]
Leopold Averbakh
Russian author, literary critic and writer (1903-1937).
Born March 8th, 1903 in Saratov.
Died August 14th, 1939 at 36 years old in Moscow.
Germán Busch
President of bolivia (1937-1939).
Born March 23rd, 1903 in San Javier.
Died August 23rd, 1939 at 36 years old in La Paz (gunshot wound).
Matthias Sindelar
Austrian association football player (1903-1939).
Born February 10th, 1903 in Kozlov.
Died January 23rd, 1939 at 35 years old in Vienna (asphyxia).
Mario Gruppioni
Olympic wrestler (1901-1939).
Born September 13th, 1901 in San Giovanni in Persiceto.
Died January 19th, 1939 at 37 years old in Bologna.
Pavel Mif
Soviet politician (1901-1939).
Born August 3rd, 1901 in Velyka Oleksandrivka.
Died September 10th, 1939 at 38 years old in Moscow.
Ali Kelmendi
Albanian communist leader (1900-1939).
Born November 3rd, 1900 in Peja.
Died February 11th, 1939 at 38 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Amadeo Roldán
Cuban musician (1900-1939).
Born July 12th, 1900 in Havana, 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 7th, 1939 at 38 years old in Havana.
Roman Steinberg
Estonian wrestler (1900–1939).
Born April 5th, 1900 in Massu Rural Municipality.
Died May 20th, 1939 at 39 years old in Tallinn (tuberculosis).
Evald Aav
Estonian composer and choirmaster (1900–1939).
Born March 6th, 1900 in Tallinn.
Died March 21st, 1939 at 39 years old in Tallinn (disease).
Alicja Kotowska
Polish nun (1899-1939).
Born November 20th, 1899 in Warsaw.
Died November 11th, 1939 at 39 years old in Wielka Piaśnica (execution by shooting).
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.
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
Polish writer and journalist, author of over a dozen popular novels (1898–1939).
Born August 10th, 1898 in Akuniova.
Died September 22nd, 1939 at 41 years old in Kuty.
Matvei Berman
Soviet secret service member, head of gulag (1898-1939).
Born April 10th, 1898 in Adrianovka.
Died March 7th, 1939 at 40 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Levon Mirzoyan
Soviet politician (1897-1939).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Heşan.
Died February 26th, 1939 at 41 years old in Moscow.
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Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé