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In the year 1939
349 Notable deaths
Alberto Palacio
Spanish architect and bridge engineer.
Born January 24th, 1856 in Sare.
Died May 18th, 1939 at 83 years old in Getxo.
Manuel Penella
Spanish composer and organist.
Born July 31st, 1880 in Valencia.
Died January 24th, 1939 at 58 years old in Cuernavaca.
Jens Bratlie
13th prime minister of norway.
Born January 17th, 1856 in Nordre Land. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1939 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Dmitry Grave
Russian mathematician.
Born September 6th, 1863 in Kirillov.
Died December 19th, 1939 at 76 years old in Kyiv.
Juan Demóstenes Arosemena
President of panama (1879-1939).
Born June 24th, 1879 in Panama City. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1939 at 60 years old in Penonomé, Coclé.
August Enna
Danish composer.
Born May 13th, 1859 in Nakskov.
Died August 3rd, 1939 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
Waldemar Lindgren
American geologist (1860-1939).
Born February 14th, 1860 in Kalmar.
Died November 3rd, 1939 at 79 years old in Boston.
Max Fiedler
German conductor and composer (1859-1939).
Born December 31st, 1859 in Zittau. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1939 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Pavel Mif
Soviet politician (1901-1939).
Born August 3rd, 1901 in Kherson Uyezd.
Died September 10th, 1939 at 38 years old in Moscow.
Mikołaj Bołtuć
Polish general (1893–1939).
Born December 21st, 1893 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 22nd, 1939 at 45 years old in Łomianki.
Deaths 241 to 250 of 349
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