In the year 1939
349 Notable deaths
Ferdinand von Quast
Prussian world war i general.
Born October 18th, 1850 in Neuruppin.
Died March 27th, 1939 at 88 years old in Potsdam.
Edmund Heller
American zoologist.
Born May 21st, 1875 in Freeport.
Died July 18th, 1939 at 64 years old in San Francisco.
Lisandro de la Torre
Argentine politician (1868–1939).
Born December 6th, 1868 in Rosario.
Died January 5th, 1939 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.
Sergei Tretyakov
Russian writer-artist.
Born June 20th, 1892 in Kuldīga. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1939 at 47 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Federico Gamboa
Mexican author and diplomat (1864-1939).
Born December 22nd, 1864 in Mexico City.
Died August 15th, 1939 at 74 years old in Mexico City.
Volter Kilpi
Finnish writer (1874-1939).
Born December 12th, 1874 in Kustavi.
Died June 13th, 1939 at 64 years old in Turku.
Leopold Averbakh
Russian author, literary critic and writer (1903-1937).
Born March 8th, 1903 in Saratov.
Died August 14th, 1939 at 36 years old in Moscow.
Gerhard Wagner
Nazi physician (1888-1939).
Born August 18th, 1888 in Chorzów.
Died March 25th, 1939 at 50 years old in Munich (cancer).
Sergey Gritsevets
Soviet aviator.
Born July 19th, 1909 in Baraŭcy.
Died September 16th, 1939 at 30 years old in Balbasava.
Robert de Veen
Belgian footballer (1886-1939).
Born March 27th, 1886 in Bruges.
Died December 8th, 1939 at 53 years old
Deaths 191 to 200 of 349
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson