Famous Deaths In 1939

Jul 28 William J Mayo, US surgeon/co-founder Mayo Clinic, dies at 78 in the year 1939.  

Aug 02 Harvey Spencer Lewis, American Rosicrucian mystic (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

Aug 03 Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1939.  

Aug 11 On this day in history death of jean Bugatti, Italian automobile designer (b. 1909)  

Aug 16 Ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies in the year 1939.  

Aug 23 Sidney Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48 in the year 1939.  

Aug 24 W H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 25 On this day in history death of babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1904)  

Sep 05 Cornelis J "Cor" van Ast, Dutch actor/director (Two Boys), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Sep 06 In the year 1939 arthur Rackham, artist/illustrator (Grimm's Fairy Tales), dies at 71  

Sep 07 In the year 1939 death of kyoka Izumi, Japanese novelist (b. 1873)  

Sep 09 S M Tretjakow, writer, dies at 47 [or Aug 9] in the year 1939.  

Sep 18 StanisÅ‚aw Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer, painter, and photographer (b. 1885) died in the year 1939.  

Sep 20 Paul Bruchési, French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Montreal (b. 1855) died on this day in history.  

Sep 21 On this day in history death of armand Calinescu, premier of Romania, murdered  

Sep 23 On this day in history sigmund Freud, created psychoanalysis, dies at 83  

Sep 24 Carl Laenmie, film producer, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 28 Felicjan Szopski, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1939.  

Sep 29 On this day in history dickstein, mathematician, dies  

Oct 07 On this day in history harvey (William) Cushing, US neurologist, dies at 70  

Oct 10 Eleanor Rigby, a real person whose name may have suggested the title to The Beatles song (b. 1895) died on this day in history.  

Oct 16 Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1939.  

Oct 21 On this day in history nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies  

Oct 23 Zane Grey, US western writer (Spirit of the Border), dies at 67 in the year 1939.  

Oct 25 On this day in history cornelis JK van Aalst, president Dutch Business Society, dies at 73  

Oct 28 In the year 1939 alice Brady, actress (My Man Godfrey, Gay Divorcee), dies at 46  

Oct 29 Dwight B. Waldo, American educator and historian (b. 1864) died in the year 1939.  

Oct 31 On this day in history otto Rank, [Rosenfeld], Austria psychoanalyst (Trauma of Geburt), dies  

Nov 04 Charles Arnold Tournemire, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1939.  

Nov 06 On this day in history adolphe Max, Belgian liberal MP, dies at 69  

Nov 09 On this day in history death of dirk Klop, Dutch intelligence lt, shot by German Abwehr  

Nov 11 Jan Opletal, Czech student, victim of Nazi violence in Prague died on this day in history.  

Nov 12 On this day in history (Ernest YY) Oscar Tourniaire, actor (Bluejackets), dies at 59  

Nov 13 In the year 1939 george Nicholls Jr, actor (Finishing School), dies at 42  

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Jan 02 Jim Bakker, televangelist (PTL Club)/rapist (Jessica Hahn) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Bobby Hull, NHL forward (Chicago Blackhawk 1957-72) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of nikos Alefantos, Greek football manager  

Jan 03 Janice Crosio, Australian politician was born in the year 1939.  

Jan 04 Jon Appleton, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Bridget Parker, England, equestrian 3 day event (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1939 birth of peter Struycken, statues/computer expert/teacher  

Jan 06 In the year 1939 birth of murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer