In the year 1939
336 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 336
You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King