In the year 1939
378 Notable deaths
Lili Bech
Actress (1885-1939).
Born December 29th, 1885 in Denmark.
Died January 20th, 1939 at 53 years old in Aarhus.
Robert Haab
Member of the swiss federal council (1865-1939).
Born August 8th, 1865 in Wädenswil.
Died October 15th, 1939 at 74 years old in Zürich.
Magnus von Eberhardt
German general (1855–1939).
Born December 6th, 1855 in Berlin.
Died January 24th, 1939 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Marcel Buysse
Belgian road bicycle racer (1889–1939).
Born November 11th, 1889 in Wontergem.
Died October 3rd, 1939 at 49 years old in Ghent.
Carlo Galimberti
Italian weightlifter (1894-1939).
Born August 2nd, 1894 in Rosario.
Died August 10th, 1939 at 45 years old in Milan.
John Grieb
American gymnast and decathlete (1879–1939).
Born November 19th, 1879 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1939 at 60 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Charles-François-Prosper Guérin
French painter (1875-1939).
Born February 21st, 1875 in Sens. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1939 at 64 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
José Júlio de Sousa Pinto
Portuguese painter (1856-1939).
Born September 15th, 1856 in Angra do Heroísmo. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1939 at 82 years old in Pont-Scorff.
Alexander Bekzadyan
Soviet politician of armenian origin, envoy to norway and hungary (1879–1938).
Born September 27th, 1879 in Shusha.
Died August 10th, 1939 at 59 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Ralph Allen Sampson
Irish-british astronomer (1866-1939).
Born June 25th, 1866 in Schull.
Died November 7th, 1939 at 73 years old in Bath.
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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa