In the year 1939
335 Notable deaths
S. P. L. Sørensen
Danish chemist.
Born January 9th, 1868 in Havrebjerg. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1939 at 71 years old in Copenhagen.
Hans Langsdorff
Recipient of the iron cross.
Born March 20th, 1894 in Bergen auf Rügen.
Died December 20th, 1939 at 45 years old in Buenos Aires (ballistic trauma).
Anthony Fokker
Dutch aviation pioneer and an aircraft manufacturer (1890-1939).
Born April 6th, 1890 in Java. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1939 at 49 years old in New York City (meningitis). [ref]
Archibald Leitch
British architect.
Born April 27th, 1865 in Glasgow.
Died April 25th, 1939 at 73 years old in Glasgow.
Joseph Roth
Austrian novelist and journalist.
Born September 2nd, 1894 in Brody. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1939 at 44 years old in Paris. [ref]
Philipp Scheidemann
German head of government (1865-1939).
Born July 26th, 1865 in Kassel. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1939 at 74 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Charles Eastman
Native american physician and scouting pioneer.
Born February 19th, 1858 in Redwood Falls.
Died January 8th, 1939 at 80 years old in Detroit.
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
Danish prince (1858-1939).
Born October 27th, 1858 in Bernstorff Palace.
Died January 14th, 1939 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
Eugen Bleuler
Swiss psychiatrist (1857-1939).
Born April 30th, 1857 in Zollikon. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1939 at 82 years old in Zollikon. [ref]
Joseph Lyons
Australian politician, 10th prime minister of australia (1879-1939).
Born September 15th, 1879 in Stanley.
Died April 7th, 1939 at 59 years old in Darlinghurst (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 31 to 40 of 335
Give me liberty or give me death. Patrick Henry