In the year 1939
378 Notable deaths
Leszek Lubicz-Nycz
Polish fencer (1899-1939).
Born August 20th, 1899 in Brzesko.
Died September 22nd, 1939 at 40 years old in Buraków (killed in action).
Edmund Jankowski
Polish rower.
Born August 28th, 1903 in Wrocki.
Died November 1st, 1939 at 36 years old in Fordon (execution by shooting).
Hasan Tahsin Uzer
Turkih bureaucrat and politician.
Born August 29th, 1877 in Thessaloniki. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1939 at 62 years old in Erzurum. [ref]
Robert Farnan
American rower (1877-1939).
Born June 11th, 1877 in New York City.
Died January 10th, 1939 at 61 years old in New York City.
Eugen Ingebretsen
Gymnast (1884–1939).
Born December 30th, 1884 in Christiania.
Died January 11th, 1939 at 54 years old in Oslo.
Feodor Levinson-Lessing
Russian geologist (1861–1939).
Born March 9th, 1861 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 25th, 1939 at 78 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Robert Montgomerie
British fencer (1880–1939).
Born February 15th, 1880 in South Kensington.
Died April 28th, 1939 at 59 years old in Westminster.
Frederick Stapleton
British swimmer and water polo player (1877–1939).
Born March 11th, 1877 in Basford.
Died September 11th, 1939 at 62 years old in Nottingham.
Åke Lundeberg
Sport shooter (1888–1939).
Born December 14th, 1888 in Gävle.
Died May 29th, 1939 at 50 years old in Gävle.
Carl Lehle
German rower (1872–1939).
Born December 2nd, 1872 in Eriskirch.
Died September 18th, 1939 at 66 years old in Ludwigshafen.
Deaths 351 to 360 of 378
Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene