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In the year 1939
378 Notable deaths
Alice Zimmern
English suffraget (1855–1939).
Born September 22nd, 1855 in Nottingham.
Died March 22nd, 1939 at 83 years old in London.
Adrienne Avril de Sainte-Croix
French activist and philanthropist.
Born February 10th, 1855 in Carouge.
Died March 21st, 1939 at 84 years old in Menton. [ref]
Anna Gardell-Ericson
Swedish artist (1853-1939).
Born October 10th, 1853 in Visby parish.
Died June 2nd, 1939 at 85 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Rihards Zariņš
Latvian graphic artist (1869-1939).
Born June 27th, 1869 in Ķieģeļi.
Died April 21st, 1939 at 69 years old in Riga.
Julius Bittner
Austrian composer.
Born April 9th, 1874 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1939 at 64 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Charles Tatham
American fencer.
Born September 3rd, 1854 in New York City.
Died September 24th, 1939 at 85 years old in New York City.
Oskar Braaten
Norwegian writer (1881–1939).
Born November 25th, 1881 in Christiania.
Died July 17th, 1939 at 57 years old in Trysil Municipality (traffic collision).
Ernest Arthur Gardner
English archaeologist (1862-1939).
Born March 16th, 1862 in Clapton. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1939 at 77 years old in Maidenhead. [ref]
Siegfried Flesch
Austrian fencer (1872-1939).
Born March 11th, 1872 in Brno.
Died August 11th, 1939 at 67 years old
Eugène-Henri Gravelotte
French fencer (1876-1939).
Born February 6th, 1876 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 23rd, 1939 at 63 years old in Bénodet.
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson