In the year 1939
349 Notable deaths
Vladimir Shchuko
Russian architect (1878-1939).
Born July 17th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died January 17th, 1939 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Otto Siffling
German footballer (1912-1939).
Born August 3rd, 1912 in Mannheim.
Died October 20th, 1939 at 27 years old in Mannheim (pleurisy).
Agnes Goodsir
Australian portrait painter (1864-1939).
Born June 18th, 1864 in Portland. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1939 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Maurice Renard
French writer (1875-1939).
Born February 28th, 1875 in Châlons-en-Champagne. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1939 at 64 years old in Rochefort. [ref]
Ernest Schelling
American conductor (1876-1939).
Born July 26th, 1876 in Belvidere. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1939 at 63 years old in Manhattan (embolism). [ref]
Arthur E. Kennelly
American electrical engineer (1861–1939).
Born December 17th, 1861 in Colaba.
Died June 18th, 1939 at 77 years old in Boston.
Amadeo Roldán
Cuban musician (1900-1939).
Born July 12th, 1900 in Paris. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1939 at 38 years old in Havana. [ref]
Artur Bodanzky
American conductor (1877–1939).
Born December 16th, 1877 in Vienna.
Died November 23rd, 1939 at 61 years old in New York City.
Ali Kelmendi
Albanian communist leader (1900-1939).
Born November 3rd, 1900 in Peja.
Died February 11th, 1939 at 38 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Benjamin Rabier
French illustrator, author and director (1864-1939).
Born December 30th, 1864 in La Roche-sur-Yon. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1939 at 74 years old in Faverolles-en-Berry. [ref]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 349
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr