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In the year 1939
386 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Grosz
Austrian composer, pianist and conductor (1894–1939).
Born March 11th, 1894 in Vienna.
Died December 10th, 1939 at 45 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Sergei Tretyakov
Russian writer-artist.
Born June 20th, 1892 in Kuldīga. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1939 at 47 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Jura Soyfer
Austrian writer (1912–1939).
Born December 8th, 1912 in Kharkiv.
Died February 16th, 1939 at 26 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (typhus).
Madeleine Pelletier
French physician, psychiatrist, feminist, socialist, editor (1874-1939).
Born May 18th, 1874 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1939 at 65 years old in Épinay-sur-Orge (stroke). [ref]
Helen Ware
American stage and film actress (1877-1939).
Born October 15th, 1877 in San Francisco.
Died January 25th, 1939 at 61 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (disease).
Benedikt Livshits
Russian writer (1886–1938).
Born January 6th, 1887 in Odesa.
Died May 15th, 1939 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg (gunshot wound).
Gerhard Wagner
Nazi physician (1888-1939).
Born August 18th, 1888 in Chorzów.
Died March 25th, 1939 at 50 years old in Munich (cancer).
Edmund Heller
American zoologist.
Born May 21st, 1875 in Freeport.
Died July 18th, 1939 at 64 years old in San Francisco.
Ferdinand von Quast
Prussian world war i general.
Born October 18th, 1850 in Neuruppin.
Died March 27th, 1939 at 88 years old in Potsdam.
Louis Trousselier
French racing cyclist (1881-1939).
Born June 29th, 1881 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 24th, 1939 at 57 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Lisandro de la Torre
Argentine politician (1868–1939).
Born December 6th, 1868 in Rosario.
Died January 5th, 1939 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.
Otto Siffling
German footballer (1912-1939).
Born August 3rd, 1912 in Mannheim.
Died October 20th, 1939 at 27 years old in Mannheim (pleurisy).
Wilhelm Normann
German chemist (1870–1939).
Born January 16th, 1870 in Petershagen.
Died May 1st, 1939 at 69 years old in Chemnitz.
Olav Duun
Norwegian writer (1876-1939).
Born November 21st, 1876 in Jøa. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1939 at 62 years old in Holmestrand. [ref]
Bautista Saavedra
President of bolivia (1870-1939).
Born August 30th, 1870 in La Paz.
Died May 1st, 1939 at 68 years old in Santiago.
Maurice Renard
French writer (1875-1939).
Born February 28th, 1875 in Châlons-en-Champagne.
Died November 18th, 1939 at 64 years old in Rochefort.
Ali Kelmendi
Albanian communist leader (1900-1939).
Born November 3rd, 1900 in Peja.
Died February 11th, 1939 at 38 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Benjamin Rabier
French illustrator, author and director (1864-1939).
Born December 30th, 1864 in La Roche-sur-Yon. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1939 at 74 years old in Faverolles-en-Berry. [ref]
Artur Bodanzky
American conductor (1877–1939).
Born December 16th, 1877 in Vienna.
Died November 23rd, 1939 at 61 years old in New York City.
Robert de Veen
Belgian footballer (1886-1939).
Born March 25th, 1886 in Bruges.
Died December 8th, 1939 at 53 years old in Bruges.
Platon Alekseievich Oiunskii
Sakha soviet writer, linguist, statesman (1893-1939).
Born November 10th, 1893 in Boturus Ulus.
Died October 31st, 1939 at 45 years old in Yakutsk (false imprisonment).
Mykolas Sleževičius
Lithuanian lawyer, political figure, and journalist (1882-1939).
Born February 21st, 1882.
Died November 11th, 1939 at 57 years old in Kaunas.
Federico Gamboa
Mexican author and diplomat (1864-1939).
Born December 22nd, 1864 in Mexico City.
Died August 15th, 1939 at 74 years old in Mexico City.
Volter Kilpi
Finnish writer (1874-1939).
Born December 12th, 1874 in Kustavi.
Died June 13th, 1939 at 64 years old in Turku.
Walter Gordon
German physicist (1893-1939).
Born August 13th, 1893 in Apolda.
Died December 24th, 1939 at 46 years old in Stockholm.
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