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In the year 1939
362 Notable deaths
Wojciech Korfanty
Polish politician (1873-1939).
Born April 20th, 1873 in Siemianowice Śląskie.
Died August 17th, 1939 at 66 years old in Warsaw.
Eulalio Gutiérrez
President of mexico (1881-1939).
Born February 2nd, 1881 in Ramos Arizpe.
Died August 12th, 1939 at 58 years old in Saltillo.
Hariclea Darclée
Romanian singer.
Born June 10th, 1860 in Brăila.
Died January 12th, 1939 at 78 years old in Bucharest.
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
Polish writer and journalist, author of over a dozen popular novels.
Born August 10th, 1898 in Akuniova. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1939 at 41 years old in Kuty.
John Foulds
British composer (1880–1939).
Born November 2nd, 1880 in Manchester.
Died April 25th, 1939 at 58 years old in Kolkata (cholera).
Levon Mirzoyan
Soviet politician (1897-1939).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Heşan.
Died February 26th, 1939 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Giulio Gavotti
Italian air force officer (1882–1939).
Born October 17th, 1882 in Genoa.
Died October 6th, 1939 at 56 years old in Rome.
Stanislav Kosior
Soviet politician (1889-1939).
Born November 18th, 1889 in Węgrów.
Died February 26th, 1939 at 49 years old in Moscow.
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).
Joseph Grinnell
American zoologist (1877-1939).
Born February 27th, 1877 in Fort Sill.
Died May 29th, 1939 at 62 years old in Berkeley.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 362
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius