In the year 1939
362 Notable deaths
Vlas Chubar
Soviet politician (1891-1939).
Born February 22nd, 1891 in Fedorivka. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1939 at 48 years old in Moscow (execution by shooting).
Helene Kröller-Müller
German art collector (1869-1939).
Born February 11th, 1869 in Essen.
Died December 14th, 1939 at 70 years old in Otterlo.
Fyodor Raskolnikov
Soviet diplomat (1892-1939).
Born February 9th, 1892 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 12th, 1939 at 47 years old in Nice.
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
German diplomat and politician (1862-1939).
Born November 14th, 1862 in London.
Died October 6th, 1939 at 76 years old in Geneva.
Isidore Singer
American encyclopedia editor and political activist (1859–1939).
Born November 10th, 1859 in Hranice.
Died February 20th, 1939 at 79 years old in New York City.
Henri Le Sidaner
French painter (1862-1939).
Born August 7th, 1862 in Port Louis. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1939 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Walery Sławek
Prime minister of poland (1879-1939).
Born November 2nd, 1879 in Strutynka.
Died April 3rd, 1939 at 59 years old in Warsaw (gunshot wound).
Moses Gaster
British-romanian academic and rabbi.
Born September 17th, 1856 in Bucharest.
Died March 5th, 1939 at 82 years old in Abingdon-on-Thames.
Hans Kundt
Bolivian general (1869-1939).
Born February 28th, 1869 in Neustrelitz.
Died August 30th, 1939 at 70 years old in Lugano.
Ivan Mozzhukhin
Russian-born actor.
Born October 8th, 1889 in Kondol. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1939 at 49 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (tuberculosis). [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 362
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X