In the year 1939
335 Notable deaths
Frank Wild
British antarctica explorer (1873-1939).
Born April 10th, 1873 in Skelton.
Died August 19th, 1939 at 66 years old in Klerksdorp.
Lois Weber
American actor/film director (1879-1939).
Born June 13th, 1879 in Allegheny County. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1939 at 60 years old in Hollywood (ulcer). [ref]
Owen Moore
Irish-born actor in american films.
Born December 12th, 1886 in County Meath. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1939 at 52 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
German generalfeldmarschall.
Born December 23rd, 1865 in Vienna.
Died October 31st, 1939 at 73 years old in Altshausen.
Polaire
French actress.
Born May 14th, 1874 in Sidi M'Hamed. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1939 at 65 years old in Champigny-sur-Marne (disease).
Wilhelm Groener
German general (1867-1939).
Born November 22nd, 1867 in Ludwigsburg. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1939 at 71 years old in Potsdam. [ref]
Gwen John
Welsh painter (1876-1939).
Born June 22nd, 1876 in Haverfordwest. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1939 at 63 years old in Dieppe. [ref]
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Polish artist, dramatist and novelist (1885-1939).
Born February 24th, 1885 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1939 at 54 years old in Velyki Ozera (exsanguination). [ref]
Zinaida Yusupova
Russian princess (1861-1939).
Born September 14th, 1861 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1939 at 78 years old in Paris.
William James Mayo
American surgeon (1861-1939).
Born June 29th, 1861 in Le Sueur.
Died July 28th, 1939 at 78 years old in Rochester (stomach cancer).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 335
In my end is my beginning. Mary, Queen of Scots