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In the year 1939
335 Notable deaths
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.
Suleyman Sani Akhundov
Playwright, journalist, children's author, and teacher.
Born October 3rd, 1875 in Shusha.
Died March 29th, 1939 at 63 years old in Baku.
Reto Capadrutt
Bobsledder (1912-1939).
Died February 3rd, 1939 at 26 years old in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Jean Grave
French anarchist.
Born October 16th, 1854 in Le Breuil-sur-Couze. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1939 at 85 years old in Vienne-en-Val. [ref]
David Gould
American soccer player (1873-1939).
Born January 9th, 1873 in Galston.
Died January 25th, 1939 at 66 years old in United States of America.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 335
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