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In the year 1939

336 Notable deaths

Domenico Mariani

Catholic cardinal.

Born April 3rd, 1863 in Posta, Lazio.

Died April 23rd, 1939 at 76 years old in Vatican City.

Mario Gruppioni

Olympic wrestler (1901-1939).

Born September 13th, 1901 in San Giovanni in Persiceto.

Died January 19th, 1939 at 37 years old in Bologna.

Arthur Leighton

Field hockey player (1889-1939).

Born March 6th, 1889 in Esk.

Died June 15th, 1939 at 50 years old in Walsall.

Hasan Tahsin Uzer

Turkih bureaucrat and politician.

Born August 29th, 1877 in Thessaloniki. [ref]

Died December 5th, 1939 at 62 years old in Erzurum. [ref]

Karl von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach

Austrian officer.

Born May 20th, 1856 in Gyöngyös.

Died May 20th, 1939 at 83 years old in Scharnstein.

Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro

Montenegrin prince.

Born June 29th, 1871 in Cetinje.

Died September 24th, 1939 at 68 years old in Vienna.

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