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In the year 1939
363 Notable deaths
Ursula Ledóchowska
Roman catholic missionary and saint.
Born April 17th, 1865 in Loosdorf.
Died May 29th, 1939 at 74 years old in Rome.
Ottama
Myanmar buddhist monk (1880–1939).
Born December 28th, 1880.
Died September 9th, 1939 at 58 years old in Yangon.
Bobby Vernon
American actor (1897–1939).
Born March 9th, 1897 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1939 at 42 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herschel Evans
American musician.
Born March 9th, 1909 in Denton.
Died February 9th, 1939 at 29 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen
Prince of leiningen (1866-1939).
Born January 18th, 1866 in Osborne House.
Died July 18th, 1939 at 73 years old in Schloßau.
Oscar Milosz
French-lithuanian poet and representative of lithuania at the league of nations (1877-1939).
Born May 28th, 1877 in Čareja. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1939 at 61 years old in Fontainebleau (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David Peck Todd
American astronomer.
Born March 19th, 1855 in New York.
Died June 1st, 1939 at 84 years old in Lynchburg.
Axel Hägerström
Swedish philosopher and jurist.
Born September 6th, 1868. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1939 at 70 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Albert Moll
German psychiatrist (1862-1939).
Born May 4th, 1862 in Leszno. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1939 at 77 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Martha Root
Travelling teacher of the bahá'í faith in the early 20th century.
Born August 10th, 1872 in Richwood.
Died September 28th, 1939 at 67 years old in Honolulu.
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