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In the year 1939
378 Notable deaths
Beryl Mercer
Actress.
Born August 13th, 1882 in Seville.
Died July 28th, 1939 at 56 years old in Santa Monica (surgical complications).
William Mitchell Ramsay
Scottish archaeologist and new testament scholar (1851-1939).
Born March 15th, 1851 in Glasgow.
Died April 20th, 1939 at 88 years old in Bournemouth. [ref]
Konstantin Korovin
Russian artist (1861-1939).
Born December 5th, 1861 in Moscow.
Died September 11th, 1939 at 77 years old in Paris.
Heywood Broun
American sportswriter, journalist, and newspaper columnist (1888-1939).
Born December 7th, 1888 in Brooklyn.
Died December 18th, 1939 at 51 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Isaak Brodsky
Russian artist (1884-1939).
Born January 6th, 1884 in Sofiivka.
Died August 14th, 1939 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Władysław Raginis
Polish military commander.
Born June 27th, 1908 in Daugavpils.
Died September 10th, 1939 at 31 years old in Strękowa Góra (explosive device).
Kullervo Manner
Finnish politician (1880-1939).
Born October 12th, 1880 in Kokemäki.
Died January 15th, 1939 at 58 years old in Ukhta (tuberculosis).
Germán Busch
President of bolivia (1904-1939).
Born March 23rd, 1903 in San Javier.
Died August 23rd, 1939 at 36 years old in La Paz (ballistic trauma).
Richard Seaman
Racecar driver (1913-1939).
Born February 4th, 1913 in Chichester.
Died June 25th, 1939 at 26 years old in Spa.
Henry Stephens Salt
English writer and social reformer.
Born September 20th, 1851 in India. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1939 at 87 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 378
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