In the year 1939
378 Notable deaths
Lawrence Yates Sherman
American politician (1858-1939).
Born November 8th, 1858 in Piqua.
Died September 15th, 1939 at 80 years old in Daytona Beach.
Nikolai Knipovich
Russian zoologist.
Born April 6th, 1862 in Helsinki.
Died February 23rd, 1939 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Caius Welcker
Dutch footballer (1885-1939).
Born July 9th, 1885 in Alkmaar.
Died February 13th, 1939 at 53 years old in Schiedam.
Hans Fahrni
Swiss chess player (1874-1939).
Born October 1st, 1874 in Prague.
Died May 28th, 1939 at 64 years old in Ostermundigen.
Mario Lertora
Gymnast (1897-1939).
Born September 21st, 1897 in Genoa.
Died March 28th, 1939 at 41 years old in Genoa.
Jan de Vries
Dutch sprinter (1896-1939).
Born March 2nd, 1896 in Zwolle.
Died April 19th, 1939 at 43 years old in The Hague.
John Dietz
American sport shooter (1870–1939).
Born November 24th, 1870 in Germany.
Died October 11th, 1939 at 68 years old in New York City.
Angelo Dolci
Italian roman catholic cardinal and former nuncio (1867-1939).
Born July 12th, 1867 in Civitella d'Agliano.
Died September 13th, 1939 at 72 years old in Civitella d'Agliano.
William O'Connor
American fencer.
Born May 23rd, 1864 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 16th, 1939 at 74 years old in Manhattan.
Katarina Beskow
Swedish chess player (1867–1939).
Born February 2nd, 1867 in Stockholm.
Died August 11th, 1939 at 72 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz