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In the year 1939
335 Notable deaths
Yevgeny Miller
General (1867-1939).
Born October 7th, 1867 in Daugavpils.
Died May 11th, 1939 at 71 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Kiyohara Tama
Japanese artist (1861-1939).
Born July 17th, 1861 in Edo, Tokyo.
Died April 6th, 1939 at 77 years old in Tokyo.
Konstantin Somov
Russian artist (1869-1939).
Born November 18th, 1869 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1939 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
Konstantin Alexeyevich Korovin
Russian artist (1861-1939).
Born December 5th, 1861 in Moscow. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1939 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]
Harvey Spencer Lewis
American occult writer (1883-1939).
Born November 25th, 1883 in Frenchtown. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1939 at 55 years old in San Jose (stroke). [ref]
Isaac Carasso
Spanish entrepreneur, founder of groupe danone.
Born January 21st, 1874 in Thessaloniki.
Died April 19th, 1939 at 65 years old in Paris.
Heywood Broun
American sportswriter (1888-1939).
Born December 7th, 1888 in Brooklyn.
Died December 18th, 1939 at 51 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria
Austrian archduke (1866-1939).
Born August 21st, 1866 in Altmünster.
Died April 20th, 1939 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Beryl Mercer
Actress.
Born August 13th, 1882 in Seville.
Died July 28th, 1939 at 56 years old in Santa Monica (surgical complications).
Władysław Raginis
Polish military commander.
Born June 27th, 1908 in Daugavpils.
Died September 10th, 1939 at 31 years old in Strękowa Góra (explosive device).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 335
Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé