In the year 1939
362 Notable deaths
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.
Archibald Leitch
British architect.
Born April 27th, 1865 in Glasgow.
Died April 25th, 1939 at 73 years old in Glasgow.
Alice Brady
American actress (1892–1939).
Born November 2nd, 1892 in New York City.
Died October 28th, 1939 at 46 years old in New York City (cancer).
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]
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]
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).
Eugen Bleuler
Swiss psychiatrist (1857-1939).
Born April 30th, 1857 in Zollikon. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1939 at 82 years old in Zollikon. [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.
Otto Wels
German politician (1873-1939).
Born September 15th, 1873 in Berlin.
Died September 16th, 1939 at 66 years old in Paris.
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes