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In the year 1939
378 Notable deaths
Juan Demóstenes Arosemena
President of panama (1879-1939).
Born June 24th, 1879 in Panama City. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1939 at 60 years old in Penonomé, Coclé.
Dmitry Grave
Russian mathematician.
Born September 6th, 1863 in Kirillov.
Died December 19th, 1939 at 76 years old in Kyiv.
Enrique Fernández Arbós
Spanish composer, violinist and conductor (1863–1939).
Born December 24th, 1863 in Madrid.
Died June 2nd, 1939 at 75 years old in San Sebastián.
Wilhelm Bölsche
German author and editor (1861–1939).
Born January 2nd, 1861 in Cologne.
Died August 31st, 1939 at 78 years old in Szklarska Poręba.
Manuel Penella
Spanish composer and organist.
Born July 31st, 1880 in Valencia.
Died January 24th, 1939 at 58 years old in Cuernavaca.
Franz Werner
Austrian zoologist.
Born August 15th, 1867 in Vienna.
Died February 28th, 1939 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Alberto Palacio
Spanish architect and bridge engineer (1856–1939).
Born January 24th, 1856 in Sare.
Died May 18th, 1939 at 83 years old in Getxo.
Waldemar Lindgren
American geologist (1860-1939).
Born February 14th, 1860 in Sweden, Kalmar.
Died November 3rd, 1939 at 79 years old in Boston.
Suleyman Sani Akhundov
Playwright, journalist, children's author, and teacher (1875–1939).
Born October 3rd, 1875 in Shusha.
Died March 29th, 1939 at 63 years old in Baku.
Charles P. Dixon
British tennis player (1873–1939).
Born February 7th, 1873 in Grantham.
Died April 29th, 1939 at 66 years old in London.
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