In the year 1939
378 Notable deaths
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.
Luigi Costigliolo
Gymnast (1892-1939).
Born April 24th, 1892 in Genoa.
Died August 22nd, 1939 at 47 years old in Genoa.
Prosper Bruggeman
Belgian rower.
Born March 14th, 1870 in Ledeberg.
Died March 6th, 1939 at 68 years old in Gentbrugge.
Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro
Montenegrin prince.
Born June 29th, 1871 in Cetinje.
Died September 24th, 1939 at 68 years old in Vienna.
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.
Vasiliy Williams
Russian agronomist (1863-1939).
Born October 9th, 1863 in Moscow.
Died November 11th, 1939 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Timofey Vasilyev
Erzya lawyer, public figure.
Born March 3rd, 1897 in Marinsky Uyezd.
Died July 31st, 1939 at 42 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound). [ref]
Deaths 371 to 378 of 378
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein