In the year 1939
386 Notable deaths
Stanisław Leśniewski
Polish mathematician and philosopher (1886-1939).
Born March 30th, 1886 in Serpukhov.
Died May 13th, 1939 at 53 years old in Warsaw.
Oton Iveković
Croatian painter (1869–1939).
Born April 17th, 1869 in Klanjec.
Died July 4th, 1939 at 70 years old in Klanjec (myocardial infarction).
Polina Osipenko
Soviet aviator.
Born October 8th, 1907 in Osypenko.
Died May 11th, 1939 at 31 years old in Rybnovsky District.
Franz Schmidt
Austrian composer, cellist and pianist (1874-1939).
Born December 22nd, 1874 in Bratislava.
Died February 11th, 1939 at 64 years old in Perchtoldsdorf.
Charlie Roberts
English footballer and manager (1883-1939).
Born April 6th, 1883 in Darlington.
Died August 7th, 1939 at 56 years old in Manchester.
Etienne Girardot
British actor (1856–1939).
Born February 22nd, 1856 in London.
Died November 10th, 1939 at 83 years old in Hollywood.
John Harron
American actor (1903-1939).
Born March 31st, 1903 in New York City.
Died November 24th, 1939 at 36 years old in Seattle (meningitis).
Kálmán Darányi
Hungarian politician (1886-1939).
Born March 22nd, 1886 in Budapest.
Died November 1st, 1939 at 53 years old in Budapest.
Henry Chandler Cowles
American botanist (1869-1939).
Born February 27th, 1869 in Connecticut.
Died September 12th, 1939 at 70 years old in Chicago.
Hamengkubuwono VIII
Sultan of yogyakarta, java, 1921-1939.
Born March 3rd, 1880 in Yogyakarta.
Died October 22nd, 1939 at 59 years old in Yogyakarta.
Raymond Orteig
American hotelier (1870–1939).
Born January 30th, 1870 in Louvie-Juzon.
Died June 6th, 1939 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]
Vladislav Khodasevich
Russian poet, literary critic.
Born June 9th, 1886 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1939 at 53 years old in Paris (liver cancer). [ref]
Malcolm Champion
Professional swimmer of new zealand (1883–1939).
Born November 10th, 1883 in Norfolk Island.
Died July 26th, 1939 at 55 years old in Auckland.
George Fawcett
Actor (1860-1939).
Born August 25th, 1860 in Alexandria.
Died June 6th, 1939 at 78 years old in Nantucket (myocardial infarction).
Joaquín García Morato
Spanish flying ace (1904-1939).
Born May 4th, 1904 in Melilla.
Died April 4th, 1939 at 34 years old in Griñón.
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.
Hugo Riesenfeld
Austrian-american composer (1879–1939).
Born January 26th, 1879 in Vienna.
Died September 10th, 1939 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
Joseph I. France
American politician (1873-1939).
Born October 11th, 1873 in Cameron.
Died January 26th, 1939 at 65 years old in Port Deposit.
John G. Sargent
United states attorney general (1860-1939).
Born October 13th, 1860 in Ludlow.
Died March 5th, 1939 at 78 years old in Ludlow.
Stanislao Gastaldon
Italian composer (1861–1939).
Born April 8th, 1861 in Turin.
Died March 6th, 1939 at 77 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction).
Phillips Smalley
American actor and film director.
Born August 7th, 1875 in Brooklyn.
Died May 2nd, 1939 at 63 years old in Hollywood.
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter (1900-1939).
Born May 28th, 1900 in Louisiana. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1939 at 39 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kanoko Okamoto
Japanese writer (1889–1939).
Born March 1st, 1889 in Akasaka.
Died February 18th, 1939 at 49 years old in Yokosuka (stroke, cerebral hemorrhage).
Aleksander Brückner
Polish linguist and lexicographer (1856–1939).
Born January 29th, 1856 in Ternopil.
Died May 24th, 1939 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 386
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