In the year 1939

335 Notable deaths

Ivan Mozzhukhin

Russian-born actor.

Born October 8th, 1889 in Kondol.

Died January 18th, 1939 at 49 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (tuberculosis).

Paul Schneider

Prussian pastor (1897-1939).

Born August 29th, 1897 in Pferdsfeld.

Died July 18th, 1939 at 41 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp.

Clémentine Delait

French bearded lady.

Born March 5th, 1865 in Chaumousey.

Died April 19th, 1939 at 74 years old in Épinal.

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).

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]

Charles Arnold Tournemire

French composer.

Born January 22nd, 1870 in Bordeaux. [ref]

Died November 4th, 1939 at 69 years old in Arcachon. [ref]

Helene Kröller-Müller

German art collector (1869-1939).

Born February 11th, 1869 in Essen.

Died December 14th, 1939 at 70 years old in Otterlo.

Charles Richard Crane

American diplomat.

Born August 7th, 1858 in Chicago. [ref]

Died February 14th, 1939 at 80 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]

Fyodor Raskolnikov

Soviet diplomat (1892-1939).

Born February 9th, 1892 in Saint Petersburg.

Died September 12th, 1939 at 47 years old in Nice.

Stjepan Sarkotić

Austrian noble (1858-1939).

Born October 4th, 1858 in Otočac.

Died October 16th, 1939 at 81 years old in Vienna.

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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid