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In the year 1939
363 Notable deaths
Evald Aav
Estonian composer and choirmaster.
Born March 6th, 1900 in Tallinn.
Died March 21st, 1939 at 39 years old in Tallinn (disease).
David Gould
American soccer player (1873-1939).
Born January 9th, 1873 in Galston.
Died January 25th, 1939 at 66 years old in United States.
Park Yeong-hyo
Korean politician (1861-1939).
Born July 19th, 1861 in Suwon.
Died September 21st, 1939 at 78 years old in Seoul.
Alfred Wotquenne
Belgian music librarian (1867–1939).
Born January 25th, 1867 in Lobbes.
Died September 25th, 1939 at 72 years old in Antibes.
Aggie Herring
Actress (1876-1939).
Born February 4th, 1876 in San Francisco.
Died October 28th, 1939 at 63 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Arkady Rylov
Russian and soviet painter (1870–1939).
Born January 29th, 1870 in Istobensk.
Died June 22nd, 1939 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Esmé Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Penrith
British diplomat (1863-1939).
Born September 15th, 1863.
Died August 1st, 1939 at 75 years old
Fritz Ullmann
Chemist (1875-1939).
Born July 2nd, 1875 in Fürth. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1939 at 63 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Antonio Ortega
Spanish colonel.
Born January 17th, 1888 in Rabé de las Calzadas.
Died July 15th, 1939 at 51 years old in Alicante (garrote, gunshot wound).
Max Fiedler
German conductor and composer (1859-1939).
Born December 31st, 1859 in Zittau.
Died December 1st, 1939 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Deaths 241 to 250 of 363
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi