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In the year 1939
363 Notable deaths
Henri Jaspar
Belgian former prime minister (1870-1939).
Born July 28th, 1870 in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek.
Died February 15th, 1939 at 68 years old in Saint-Gilles - Sint-Gillis.
Jens Bratlie
13th prime minister of norway (1856–1939).
Born January 17th, 1856 in Nordre Land Municipality. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1939 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
Irish/british astronomer (1865–1939).
Born February 6th, 1865 in Ireland.
Died September 20th, 1939 at 74 years old in London.
Mikołaj Bołtuć
Polish general (1893–1939).
Born December 21st, 1893 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 22nd, 1939 at 45 years old in Łomianki.
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.
Dmitry Grave
Russian mathematician.
Born September 6th, 1863 in Kirillov.
Died December 19th, 1939 at 76 years old in Kyiv.
Enrique Fernández Arbós
Spanish composer, violinist and conductor (1863–1939).
Born December 24th, 1863 in Madrid.
Died June 2nd, 1939 at 75 years old in San Sebastián.
Wilhelm Bölsche
German author and editor (1861–1939).
Born January 2nd, 1861 in Cologne.
Died August 31st, 1939 at 78 years old in Szklarska Poręba.
Manuel Penella
Spanish composer and organist.
Born July 31st, 1880 in Valencia.
Died January 24th, 1939 at 58 years old in Cuernavaca.
Franz Werner
Austrian zoologist.
Born August 15th, 1867 in Vienna.
Died February 28th, 1939 at 71 years old in Vienna.
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Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown