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In the year 1939
348 Notable deaths
Stjepan Sarkotić
Austrian noble (1858-1939).
Born October 4th, 1858 in Sinac.
Died October 16th, 1939 at 81 years old in Vienna.
John Foulds
British composer (1880–1939).
Born November 2nd, 1880 in Manchester.
Died April 25th, 1939 at 58 years old in Kolkata (cholera).
Hariclea Darclée
Romanian singer.
Born June 10th, 1860 in Brăila.
Died January 12th, 1939 at 78 years old in Bucharest.
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).
George Mundelein
Catholic cardinal (1872-1939).
Born July 2nd, 1872 in New York City.
Died October 2nd, 1939 at 67 years old in Mundelein.
Giulio Gavotti
Italian air force officer (1882–1939).
Born October 17th, 1882 in Genoa.
Died October 6th, 1939 at 56 years old in Rome.
Frank Watson Dyson
English astronomer and astronomer royal.
Born January 8th, 1868 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1939 at 71 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
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.
Maria Gabriella Sagheddu
Italian roman catholic nun and blessed (1914-1939).
Born March 17th, 1914 in Dorgali.
Died April 23rd, 1939 at 25 years old in Grottaferrata (tuberculosis).
Hans Kundt
Bolivian general (1869-1939).
Born February 28th, 1869 in Neustrelitz.
Died August 30th, 1939 at 70 years old in Lugano.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 348
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