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In the year 1939
335 Notable deaths
Etienne Girardot
British actor.
Born February 11th, 1856 in London.
Died November 10th, 1939 at 83 years old in Hollywood.
Hugo Riesenfeld
American conductor (1879-1939).
Born January 26th, 1879 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1939 at 60 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Kálmán Darányi
Hungarian politician (1886-1939).
Born March 22nd, 1886 in Budapest.
Died November 1st, 1939 at 53 years old in Budapest.
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.
Joaquín García Morato
Spanish flying ace (1904-1939).
Born May 4th, 1904 in Melilla.
Died April 4th, 1939 at 34 years old in Griñón.
John G. Sargent
United states attorney general (1860-1939).
Born October 13th, 1860 in Ludlow.
Died March 5th, 1939 at 78 years old in Ludlow.
George Fawcett
Actor (1860-1939).
Born August 25th, 1860 in Alexandria.
Died June 6th, 1939 at 78 years old in Nantucket (myocardial infarction).
Raymond Orteig
American hotelier.
Born January 30th, 1870 in Louvie-Juzon.
Died June 6th, 1939 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]
Grigori Sokolnikov
Soviet diplomat (1888-1939).
Born August 15th, 1888 in Romny.
Died May 21st, 1939 at 50 years old in Verkhneuralsk.
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter (1900-1939).
Born May 28th, 1900 in Louisiana. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1939 at 39 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 335
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