In the year 1939
335 Notable deaths
Joachim Ringelnatz
German poet and artist.
Born August 7th, 1883 in Wurzen. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1939 at 56 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis). [ref]
Ernest Lawson
American painter (1873-1939).
Born March 22nd, 1873 in Halifax. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1939 at 66 years old in Miami, Coral Gables. [ref]
Archduke Leo Karl of Austria
Archduke of austria (1893-1939).
Died April 28th, 1939 at 45 years old in Gmina Bestwina.
Mikayil Mushfig
Azerbaijani writer (1908-1938).
Died March 12th, 1939 at 30 years old in Baku (political repression, ballistic trauma).
Joseph Grinnell
American zoologist (1877-1939).
Born February 27th, 1877 in Fort Sill.
Died May 29th, 1939 at 62 years old in Berkeley.
Mehmed Spaho
Bosnian politician (1883-1939).
Born March 13th, 1883 in Sarajevo. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1939 at 56 years old in Belgrade (disease). [ref]
Charles Granville Bruce
British mountain climber.
Born April 7th, 1866 in London. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1939 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
Wojciech Korfanty
Polish politician (1873-1939).
Born April 20th, 1873 in Siemianowice Śląskie.
Died August 17th, 1939 at 66 years old in Warsaw.
Kolë Idromeno
Albanian painter, sculptor, photographer, architect and engineer (1860-1939).
Born August 15th, 1860 in Shkodër.
Died December 12th, 1939 at 79 years old in Shkodër.
Levon Mirzoyan
Soviet politician (1897-1939).
Born December 11th, 1897 in Shusha.
Died February 26th, 1939 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 335
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy