In the year 1939
378 Notable deaths
Aggie Herring
Actress (1876-1939).
Born February 4th, 1876 in San Francisco.
Died October 28th, 1939 at 63 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Arkady Rylov
Russian and soviet painter (1870–1939).
Born January 29th, 1870 in Istobensk.
Died June 22nd, 1939 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Esmé Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Penrith
British diplomat (1863-1939).
Born September 15th, 1863.
Died August 1st, 1939 at 75 years old
Fritz Ullmann
Chemist (1875-1939).
Born July 2nd, 1875 in Fürth. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1939 at 63 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Antonio Ortega
Spanish colonel.
Born January 17th, 1888 in Rabé de las Calzadas.
Died July 15th, 1939 at 51 years old in Alicante (garrote, gunshot wound).
Max Fiedler
German conductor and composer (1859-1939).
Born December 31st, 1859 in Zittau.
Died December 1st, 1939 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Henri Jaspar
Belgian former prime minister (1870-1939).
Born July 28th, 1870 in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek.
Died February 15th, 1939 at 68 years old in Saint-Gilles - Sint-Gillis.
Jens Bratlie
13th prime minister of norway (1856–1939).
Born January 17th, 1856 in Nordre Land Municipality. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1939 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
Irish/british astronomer (1865–1939).
Born February 6th, 1865 in Ireland.
Died September 20th, 1939 at 74 years old in London.
Mikołaj Bołtuć
Polish general (1893–1939).
Born December 21st, 1893 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 22nd, 1939 at 45 years old in Łomianki.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 378
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