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In the year 1939
363 Notable deaths
Claude Gillingwater
Actor (1870-1939).
Born August 2nd, 1870 in Louisiana.
Died November 2nd, 1939 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills (ballistic trauma).
Stanisław Leśniewski
Polish mathematician and philosopher (1886-1939).
Born March 30th, 1886 in Serpukhov.
Died May 13th, 1939 at 53 years old in Warsaw.
Oton Iveković
Croatian painter (1869-1939).
Born April 17th, 1869 in Klanjec. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1939 at 70 years old in Klanjec. [ref]
Polina Osipenko
Soviet aviator.
Born October 8th, 1907 in Osypenko.
Died May 11th, 1939 at 31 years old in Rybnovsky District.
Franz Schmidt
Austrian composer, cellist and pianist (1874-1939).
Born December 22nd, 1874 in Bratislava.
Died February 11th, 1939 at 64 years old in Perchtoldsdorf.
Charlie Roberts
English footballer and manager (1883-1939).
Born April 6th, 1883 in Darlington.
Died August 7th, 1939 at 56 years old in Manchester.
Etienne Girardot
British actor.
Born February 11th, 1856 in London.
Died November 10th, 1939 at 83 years old in Hollywood.
John Harron
American actor (1903-1939).
Born March 31st, 1903 in New York City.
Died November 24th, 1939 at 36 years old in Seattle (meningitis).
Kálmán Darányi
Hungarian politician (1886-1939).
Born March 22nd, 1886 in Budapest.
Died November 1st, 1939 at 53 years old in Budapest.
Henry Chandler Cowles
American botanist (1869-1939).
Born February 27th, 1869 in Connecticut.
Died September 12th, 1939 at 70 years old in Chicago.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 363
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