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In the year 1939
349 Notable deaths
Alphonse Osbert
French painter (1857-1939).
Born March 23rd, 1857 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1939 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
János Vaszary
Hungarian painter (1867–1938).
Born November 30th, 1867 in Kaposvár.
Died April 19th, 1939 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Emil Lederer
German economist and sociologist (1882–1939).
Born July 22nd, 1882 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1939 at 56 years old in New York City.
Frits Van den Berghe
Painter (1883-1939).
Born April 3rd, 1883 in Ghent. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1939 at 56 years old in Ghent. [ref]
Gheorghe Țițeica
Romanian mathematician (1873-1939).
Born October 16th, 1873 in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.
Died February 5th, 1939 at 65 years old in Bucharest.
Witold Maliszewski
Polish composer.
Born July 20th, 1873 in Mohyliv-Podilskyi. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1939 at 65 years old in Zalesie Dolne. [ref]
Gustavs Zemgals
President of latvia (1871-1939).
Born August 12th, 1871 in Džūkste Parish.
Died January 6th, 1939 at 67 years old in Riga.
Henrik Lindstrøm
Norwegian cook.
Born May 17th, 1866 in Hammerfest.
Died September 21st, 1939 at 73 years old in Oslo.
Fritz Ullmann
Chemist (1875-1939).
Born July 2nd, 1875 in Fürth. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1939 at 63 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Mykolas Sleževičius
Lithuanian lawyer, political figure, and journalist (1882-1939).
Born February 21st, 1882 in Raseiniai.
Died November 11th, 1939 at 57 years old in Kaunas.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 349
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain