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In the year 1939
335 Notable deaths
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.
Adelheid Popp
Austrian feminist and socialist who worked as a journalist and politician, editor (1869-1939).
Born February 11th, 1869 in Inzersdorf. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1939 at 70 years old in Vienna (stroke). [ref]
Platon Alekseievich Oiunskii
Sakha soviet writer, linguist, statesman (1893-1939).
Born November 10th, 1893.
Died October 31st, 1939 at 45 years old in Yakutsk.
Maxime Laubeuf
Maritime engineer (1864-1939).
Born November 23rd, 1864 in Poissy. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1939 at 75 years old in Cannes. [ref]
Charles P. Dixon
British tennis player.
Born February 7th, 1873 in Grantham.
Died April 29th, 1939 at 66 years old in London.
Charles Barrois
French geologist (1851-1939).
Born April 21st, 1851 in Lille. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1939 at 88 years old in Sainte-Geneviève-en-Caux. [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 335
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris