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In the year 1939
378 Notable deaths
Arthur E. Kennelly
American electrical engineer (1861–1939).
Born December 17th, 1861 in Colaba.
Died June 18th, 1939 at 77 years old in Boston.
Charles Barrois
French geologist (1851-1939).
Born April 21st, 1851 in Lille. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1939 at 88 years old in Sainte-Geneviève-en-Caux. [ref]
Alfred Harker
English geologist, scottish geological survey (1859-1939).
Born February 19th, 1859 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died July 28th, 1939 at 80 years old
Alexander Lukomsky
Russian general (1868-1939).
Born July 10th, 1868 in Zhuravka.
Died January 25th, 1939 at 70 years old in Paris.
Nikolaos Triantafyllakos
Prime minister of greece (1855-1939).
Born August 28th, 1855 in Tripoli.
Died September 16th, 1939 at 84 years old in Athens.
Józef Czechowicz
Polish poet and avant-garde pioneer.
Born March 15th, 1903 in Lublin. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1939 at 36 years old in Lublin. [ref]
Alfredo Panzini
Italian lexicographer (1863-1939).
Born December 31st, 1863 in Senigallia.
Died April 10th, 1939 at 75 years old in Rome.
Johan Petter Åhlén
Olympic curler (1879-1939).
Born April 13th, 1879 in Insjön. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1939 at 59 years old in Atlantic Ocean. [ref]
Georges Pitoëff
French actor (1884-1939).
Born September 17th, 1884 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1939 at 55 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Ludolf Nielsen
Danish composer (1876-1939).
Born January 29th, 1876 in Næstved.
Died October 16th, 1939 at 63 years old in Copenhagen.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 378
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