In the year 1939
378 Notable deaths
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.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 378
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami