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In the year 1939
335 Notable deaths
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]
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.
Born December 16th, 1877 in Vienna. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1939 at 61 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ali Kelmendi
Albanian communist leader (1900-1939).
Born November 3rd, 1900 in Pejë. [ref]
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]
Bautista Saavedra
President of bolivia (1870-1939).
Born August 30th, 1870 in La Paz.
Died May 1st, 1939 at 68 years old in Santiago.
Cornelis Dopper
Dutch composer and conductor (1870-1939).
Born February 7th, 1870 in Stadskanaal. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1939 at 69 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 335
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