In the year 1939
335 Notable deaths
Masabumi Hosono
Rms titanic survivor.
Born October 15th, 1870 in Niigata Prefecture.
Died March 14th, 1939 at 68 years old in Japan.
Carl Laemmle
American film producer.
Born January 17th, 1867 in Laupheim.
Died September 24th, 1939 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (cardiovascular disease).
Werner von Fritsch
German general (1880-1939).
Born August 4th, 1880 in Benrath.
Died September 22nd, 1939 at 59 years old in Praga.
Antonio Machado
Spanish poet (1875-1939).
Born July 26th, 1875 in Seville. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1939 at 63 years old in Collioure. [ref]
Karl Radek
Russian revolutionary (1885-1939).
Born October 31st, 1885 in Lviv.
Died May 19th, 1939 at 53 years old in Verkhneuralsk, Nerchinsk.
Otto Rank
Austrian psychologist (1884-1939).
Born April 22nd, 1884 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1939 at 55 years old in New York City (sepsis). [ref]
Chick Webb
American musician.
Born February 10th, 1909 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1939 at 30 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis). [ref]
Alice Brady
American actress (1892-1939).
Born November 2nd, 1892 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1939 at 46 years old in New York City (cancer).
Harvey Williams Cushing
American neurosurgeon (1869-1939).
Born April 8th, 1869 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1939 at 70 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).
Edward Sapir
American linguist and anthropologist (1884-1939).
Born January 26th, 1884 in Lębork. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1939 at 55 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 335
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner