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In the year 1939
335 Notable deaths
Ford Sterling
American comedian.
Born November 3rd, 1883 in La Crosse. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1939 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
J. Hamilton Lewis
American politician (1863–1939).
Born May 18th, 1863 in Danville.
Died April 9th, 1939 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C..
James Parrott
American actor and director.
Born August 2nd, 1897 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1939 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bruno Liljefors
Swedish artist (1860–1939).
Born May 14th, 1860 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1939 at 79 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Alexander Ilyich Yegorov
Marshal of the soviet union (1883-1939).
Born October 25th, 1883 in Buzuluk.
Died February 23rd, 1939 at 55 years old in Moscow.
Kullervo Manner
Finnish politician (1880-1939).
Born October 12th, 1880 in Kokemäki.
Died January 15th, 1939 at 58 years old in Ukhta (tuberculosis).
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
German diplomat and politician (1862-1939).
Born November 14th, 1862 in London. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1939 at 76 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Prince Henry, Duke of Parma
Pretender to the throne of parma.
Born June 13th, 1873 in Rorschach.
Died November 16th, 1939 at 66 years old in Lucca.
Isidore Singer
American encyclopedist (1859-1939).
Born November 10th, 1859 in Hranice. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1939 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Aleksei Gastev
Russian trade unionist (1882-1939).
Born October 8th, 1882 in Suzdal.
Died April 15th, 1939 at 56 years old in Kommunarka (ballistic trauma).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 335
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami