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In the year 1939
362 Notable deaths
Kiyohara Tama
Japanese artist (1861-1939).
Born July 17th, 1861 in Edo, Tokyo.
Died April 6th, 1939 at 77 years old in Tokyo.
Grace Abbott
Social worker (1878–1939).
Born November 17th, 1878 in Grand Island.
Died June 19th, 1939 at 60 years old in Chicago (multiple myeloma).
Matthew Nathan
British colonial administrator (1862–1939).
Born January 3rd, 1862 in Paddington.
Died April 18th, 1939 at 77 years old in West Coker.
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..
Ford Sterling
American comedian (1883–1939).
Born November 3rd, 1882 in La Crosse.
Died October 13th, 1939 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Aleksei Gastev
Russian trade unionist (1882-1939).
Born October 8th, 1882 in Suzdal.
Died April 15th, 1939 at 56 years old in Kommunarka (gunshot wound).
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]
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.
Tom Ricketts
English-american actor and director (1853–1939).
Born January 15th, 1853 in London.
Died January 20th, 1939 at 86 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
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]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 362
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