In the year 1939
378 Notable deaths
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 27th, 1886 in Bruges.
Died December 8th, 1939 at 53 years old
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.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 378
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