In the year 1939
378 Notable deaths
Ivan Mozzhukhin
Russian-born actor.
Born October 8th, 1889 in Kondol. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1939 at 49 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (tuberculosis). [ref]
Charles Richard Crane
American diplomat.
Born August 7th, 1858 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1939 at 80 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Grigori Sokolnikov
Soviet diplomat (1888-1939).
Born August 15th, 1888 in Romny.
Died May 21st, 1939 at 50 years old in Verkhneuralsk.
Frank Johnson Goodnow
American historian (1859–1939).
Born January 18th, 1859 in Brooklyn.
Died November 15th, 1939 at 80 years old
Paul Schneider
Prussian pastor (1897-1939).
Born August 29th, 1897 in Pferdsfeld.
Died July 18th, 1939 at 41 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp.
George Mundelein
Catholic cardinal (1872-1939).
Born July 2nd, 1872 in New York City.
Died October 2nd, 1939 at 67 years old in Mundelein.
Charles Tournemire
French composer and organist.
Born January 22nd, 1870 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1939 at 69 years old in Arcachon.
Stjepan Sarkotić
Austrian noble (1858-1939).
Born October 4th, 1858 in Sinac.
Died October 16th, 1939 at 81 years old in Vienna.
Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair
British author, philanthropist and advocate of woman's interests (1857–1939).
Born March 14th, 1857 in London. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1939 at 82 years old in Rubislaw Den Nursing Home Including Gatepiers And Walls, 27 Rubislaw Den North, Aberdeen. [ref]
Mary, Lady Heath
Irish aviator.
Born November 10th, 1896 in Knockaderry.
Died May 9th, 1939 at 42 years old in London.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 378
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman