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In the year 1939
336 Notable deaths
Fausto dos Santos
Brazilian footballer and manager (1905-1939).
Born January 25th, 1905 in Codó.
Died March 28th, 1939 at 34 years old in Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais (tuberculosis).
Esmé Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Penrith
British diplomat (1863-1939).
Born September 15th, 1863.
Died August 1st, 1939 at 75 years old
Ludolf Nielsen
Danish composer (1876-1939).
Born January 29th, 1876 in Næstved.
Died October 16th, 1939 at 63 years old in Copenhagen.
Ivan Gubkin
Geologist (1871-1939).
Born September 21st, 1871.
Died April 21st, 1939 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Witmer Stone
American ornithologist (1866-1939).
Born September 22nd, 1866 in Philadelphia.
Died May 23rd, 1939 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Nikolaos Triantafyllakos
Prime minister of greece (1855-1939).
Born August 28th, 1855 in Tripoli.
Died September 16th, 1939 at 84 years old in Athens.
Józef Czechowicz
Polish poet and avant-garde pioneer.
Born March 15th, 1903 in Lublin. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1939 at 36 years old in Lublin. [ref]
Aurelio Mosquera Narváez
President of ecuador (1938 - 1939).
Born August 2nd, 1883 in Quito.
Died November 17th, 1939 at 56 years old in Quito.
Juozas Tūbelis
Prime minister of lithuania (1882-1939).
Born April 9th, 1882 in Ilgalaukiai. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1939 at 57 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Alvah Meyer
Athletics competitor.
Born July 18th, 1888 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 1939 at 51 years old in Tucson.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 336
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young