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In the year 1939
362 Notable deaths
Dmitry Svyatopolk-Mirsky
Russian writer (1890–1939).
Born September 9th, 1890 in Kharkov Governorate.
Died June 6th, 1939 at 48 years old in Magadan.
Archduke Leo Karl of Austria
Archduke of austria (1893-1939).
Died April 28th, 1939 at 45 years old in Gmina Bestwina.
Jan Opletal
Czech resistance member (1915–1939).
Born January 1st, 1915 in Lhota nad Moravou. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1939 at 24 years old in New Town. [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]
Charles Granville Bruce
British mountain climber.
Born April 7th, 1866 in London. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1939 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
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]
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]
Mikayil Mushfig
Azerbaijani writer (1908-1938).
Died March 12th, 1939 at 30 years old in Baku (political repression, ballistic trauma).
Boris Grigoriev
Russian artist (1886-1939).
Born July 11th, 1886 in Moscow, Rybinsk. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1939 at 52 years old in Cagnes-sur-Mer. [ref]
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.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 362
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull