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In the year 1939
363 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.
Louis Trousselier
French racing cyclist (1881-1939).
Born June 29th, 1881 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 24th, 1939 at 57 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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.
Otto Siffling
German footballer (1912-1939).
Born August 3rd, 1912 in Mannheim.
Died October 20th, 1939 at 27 years old in Mannheim (pleurisy).
Wilhelm Normann
German chemist (1870–1939).
Born January 16th, 1870 in Petershagen.
Died May 1st, 1939 at 69 years old in Chemnitz.
Olav Duun
Norwegian writer (1876-1939).
Born November 21st, 1876 in Jøa. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1939 at 62 years old in Holmestrand. [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.
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]
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 363
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld