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In the year 1939
336 Notable deaths
Robert Farnan
American rower (1877-1939).
Born June 11th, 1877 in New York City.
Died January 10th, 1939 at 61 years old in New York City.
Carl Lehle
German rower.
Born December 2nd, 1872 in Eriskirch.
Died September 18th, 1939 at 66 years old in Ludwigshafen.
Albert Vandeplancke
French water polo player (1911-1939).
Born January 2nd, 1911 in Tourcoing.
Died April 18th, 1939 at 28 years old in Tourcoing. [ref]
Robert Montgomerie
British fencer.
Born February 15th, 1880 in South Kensington.
Died April 28th, 1939 at 59 years old in Westminster.
Anatoly Serov
Soviet aviator.
Born March 20th, 1910.
Died May 11th, 1939 at 29 years old in Rybnovsky District (aviation accident).
Oskar Bye
Norwegian gymnast (1870–1939).
Born June 3rd, 1870 in Christiania.
Died April 30th, 1939 at 68 years old in Oslo.
Åke Lundeberg
Sport shooter.
Born December 14th, 1888 in Gävle.
Died May 29th, 1939 at 50 years old in Gävle.
Marc Perrodon
Fencer.
Born August 31st, 1878 in Vendôme.
Died February 22nd, 1939 at 60 years old in Beauvais.
Luigi Costigliolo
Gymnast (1892-1939).
Born April 24th, 1892 in Genoa.
Died August 22nd, 1939 at 47 years old in Genoa.
Franz Schmidt
Austrian composer, cellist and pianist (1874-1939).
Born December 22nd, 1874 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1939 at 64 years old in Perchtoldsdorf. [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 336
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe