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In the year 1939
362 Notable deaths
Zane Grey
American novelist (1872–1939).
Born January 31st, 1872 in Zanesville.
Died October 23rd, 1939 at 67 years old in Altadena (heart failure).
Eugen Weidmann
Sentenced to death in france.
Born February 5th, 1908 in Frankfurt.
Died June 17th, 1939 at 31 years old in Versailles (decapitation).
BarBara Luna
American actress.
Born March 2nd, 1939 in Manhattan.
Died March 2nd, 1939 at 0 years old
Charles M. Schwab
American steel magnate (1862–1939).
Born February 18th, 1862 in Williamsburg.
Died September 19th, 1939 at 77 years old in New York City.
Sayajirao Gaekwad III
Indian maharaja.
Born March 11th, 1863 in Vadodara.
Died February 6th, 1939 at 75 years old in Vadodara.
Norman Bethune
Canadian physician, medical innovator and humanitarian (1890-1939).
Born March 3rd, 1890 in Gravenhurst.
Died November 12th, 1939 at 49 years old in Tang County (sepsis).
Ghazi of Iraq
King of the hashemite kingdom of iraq (1912-1939) (ruled 1933-1939).
Born March 21st, 1912 in Mecca. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1939 at 27 years old in Baghdad (traffic collision, head injury). [ref]
Arthur Rackham
English book illustrator.
Born September 19th, 1867 in London, Lewisham.
Died September 6th, 1939 at 71 years old in Limpsfield (cancer).
Havelock Ellis
British physician, writer, and social reformer (1859-1939).
Born February 2nd, 1859 in Croydon.
Died July 8th, 1939 at 80 years old in Hintlesham.
Carl Laemmle
German-american film producer (1867–1939).
Born January 17th, 1867 in Laupheim.
Died September 24th, 1939 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (cardiovascular disease).
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson