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In the year 1939
363 Notable deaths
Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro
Brazilian zoologist and herpetologist (1874-1939).
Born February 21st, 1874 in Rio Preto, Minas Gerais.
Died January 8th, 1939 at 64 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Donato Sbarretti
Catholic cardinal (1856–1939).
Born November 12th, 1856 in Montefranco.
Died April 1st, 1939 at 82 years old in Rome.
Ettore Pais
Italian historian of classical antiquity and classical archaeologist (1856-1939).
Born July 27th, 1856 in Borgo San Dalmazzo. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1939 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Adolf Brütt
German sculptor.
Born May 10th, 1855 in Husum. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1939 at 84 years old in Bad Berka. [ref]
Frank Haller
Boxer (1883–1939).
Born January 6th, 1883 in San Francisco.
Died April 30th, 1939 at 56 years old in St. Louis.
Anatoly Serov
Soviet aviator.
Born March 20th, 1910.
Died May 11th, 1939 at 29 years old in Rybnovsky District (aviation accident).
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]
Francesco Paolo Frontini
Italian composer (1860-1939).
Born August 6th, 1860 in Catania.
Died August 26th, 1939 at 79 years old in Catania.
Hedwiga Rosenbaumová
Bohemian tennis player.
Born July 2nd, 1864 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1939 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Lawrence Yates Sherman
American politician (1858-1939).
Born November 8th, 1858 in Piqua.
Died September 15th, 1939 at 80 years old in Daytona Beach.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 363
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