In the year 1939
349 Notable deaths
Witmer Stone
American ornithologist (1866-1939).
Born September 22nd, 1866 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1939 at 72 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
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]
Alexander Bekzadyan
Soviet politician of armenian origin, envoy to norway and hungary (1879–1938).
Born September 27th, 1879 in Shusha.
Died August 10th, 1939 at 59 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Teresa Mañé
Spanish pedagoge, publisher, author and anarchist, editor (1865-1939).
Born November 29th, 1865 in Cubelles. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1939 at 73 years old in Perpignan. [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.
Georges Pitoëff
French actor (1884-1939).
Born September 17th, 1884 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1939 at 55 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Alexander Lukomsky
Russian general (1868-1939).
Born July 10th, 1868 in Zhuravka.
Died January 25th, 1939 at 70 years old in Paris.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel