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In the year 1939
378 Notable deaths
Masabumi Hosono
Rms titanic survivor (1870–1939).
Born October 15th, 1870 in Niigata Prefecture.
Died March 14th, 1939 at 68 years old in Japan.
Werner von Fritsch
German general (1880-1939).
Born August 4th, 1880 in Benrath.
Died September 22nd, 1939 at 59 years old in Praga.
Karl Radek
Russian revolutionary (1885-1939).
Born October 31st, 1885 in Lviv.
Died May 19th, 1939 at 53 years old in Verkhneuralsk.
Harvey Williams Cushing
American neurosurgeon (1869-1939).
Born April 8th, 1869 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1939 at 70 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).
Otto Rank
Austrian psychologist (1884-1939).
Born April 22nd, 1884 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1939 at 55 years old in New York City (sepsis). [ref]
Antonio Machado
Spanish poet (1875-1939).
Born July 26th, 1875 in Seville. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1939 at 63 years old in Collioure. [ref]
Chick Webb
American musician (1905–1939).
Born February 10th, 1909 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1939 at 30 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis).
Hans Langsdorff
Recipient of the iron cross.
Born March 20th, 1894 in Bergen auf Rügen.
Died December 20th, 1939 at 45 years old in Buenos Aires (ballistic trauma).
Edward Sapir
American linguist and anthropologist (1884-1939).
Born January 26th, 1884 in Lębork.
Died February 4th, 1939 at 55 years old in New Haven.
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
Danish prince (1858-1939).
Born October 27th, 1858 in Bernstorff Palace.
Died January 14th, 1939 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci