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In the year 1939
349 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.
Harry Stiff
British tug of war competitor (1881–1939).
Born October 23rd, 1881 in Sudbury.
Died April 17th, 1939 at 57 years old in East of England.
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.
Eduard von der Ropp
Baltic german catholic archbishop (1851-1939).
Born December 2nd, 1851 in Līksna.
Died July 25th, 1939 at 87 years old in Poznań.
Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro
Montenegrin prince.
Born June 29th, 1871 in Cetinje.
Died September 24th, 1939 at 68 years old in Vienna.
Vasiliy Williams
Russian agronomist (1863-1939).
Born October 9th, 1863 in Moscow.
Died November 11th, 1939 at 76 years old in Moscow.
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Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom