Famous Deaths In 1939
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Jan 02 Roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864) died in the year 1939.
Jan 05 On this day in history death of amelia Earhart, American aviator declared dead after disappearance in 1937. (b. 1897)
Jan 06 On this day in history albert Ward, cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1893-95), dies
Jan 09 Johann Strauss, Austrian conductor/Royal ball director, dies at 72 on this day in history.
Jan 10 Jameson Thomas, actor (Piccadilly, Farmer's Wife), dies at 50 in the year 1939.
Jan 13 On this day in history jacob Ruppert, CEO (NY Yankees, 1915-39), dies
Jan 16 On this day in history death of albert Fish, mass murderer, executed
Jan 19 On this day in history death of cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (b. 1898)
Jan 23 On this day in history death of matthias Sindelar, Austria soccer star, commits suicide
Jan 24 Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (b. 1867) died in the year 1939.
Jan 26 On this day in history death of armand Calinescu, Romania's PM, assassinated by the iron guard
Jan 28 William Butler Yeats, Irish poet (Nobel), dies in France at 73 on this day in history.
Jan 31 In the year 1939 george Thornton, cricketer (1 Test for S Africa 1902, 1* & 1-20), dies
Feb 04 In the year 1939 edward Sapir, US linguist/cultural antropologist (indian), dies at 55
Feb 07 Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter (b. 1886) died in the year 1939.
Feb 10 In the year 1939 pius XI, [Ambrogio D A Ratti], Italian Pope (1922-39), dies at 81
Feb 11 Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer, dies at 64 in the year 1939.
Feb 15 Foppe G Scheltema, Dutch lawyer, dies at 47 in the year 1939.
Feb 16 Jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26 in the year 1939.
Feb 17 Willy Hess, German violinist (b. 1859) died on this day in history.
Feb 18 Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.
Feb 22 On this day in history death of antonio Machado, Spanish poet (b. 1875)
Feb 27 On this day in history nadezjda K Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary/wife of Lenin, dies at 70
Mar 02 On this day in history howard Carter, Brit archaeologist/Egyptologist (King Tut), dies at 65
Mar 06 [Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician, dies at 86 in the year 1939.
Mar 07 Amadeo Roldan, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.
Mar 18 Henry Simpson Lunn, English humanitarian and religious leader (b. 1859) died in the year 1939.
Mar 19 In the year 1939 death of lloyd L. Gaines, American civil rights activist
Mar 21 Evald Aav, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.
Mar 27 In the year 1939 constance Lindsay Skinner, author (Rivers of America), dies at 57
Mar 28 In the year 1939 death of francis Matthew John Baker, Australian politician (b. 1903)
Apr 05 William Cooper, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1882-84), dies in the year 1939.
Apr 06 On this day in history robert Courtneidge, British theater producer, dies
Apr 07 Joseph Lyons, tenth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1879) died on this day in history.
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