In the year 1939
378 Notable deaths
Albert Moll
German psychiatrist (1862-1939).
Born May 4th, 1862 in Leszno. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1939 at 77 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Salih Hulusi Kezrak
Turkish statesperson and teacher (1864–1939).
Born March 3rd, 1864 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1939 at 75 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Martha Root
Travelling teacher of the bahá'í faith in the early 20th century.
Born August 10th, 1872 in Richwood.
Died September 28th, 1939 at 67 years old in Honolulu.
Claude Gillingwater
Actor (1870-1939).
Born August 2nd, 1870 in Louisiana.
Died November 2nd, 1939 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills (ballistic trauma).
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. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1939 at 70 years old in Klanjec. [ref]
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.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 378
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner