Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1939

Jul 28 William J Mayo, US surgeon/co-founder Mayo Clinic, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Aug 02 Harvey Spencer Lewis, American Rosicrucian mystic (b. 1883) died in the year 1939.  

Aug 03 In the year 1939 eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80  

Aug 11 Jean Bugatti, Italian automobile designer (b. 1909) died on this day in history.  

Aug 16 Ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 25 In the year 1939 death of babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1904)  

Sep 05 In the year 1939 cornelis J "Cor" van Ast, Dutch actor/director (Two Boys), dies at 67  

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

Sep 07 Kyoka Izumi, Japanese novelist (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

Sep 09 In the year 1939 s M Tretjakow, writer, dies at 47 [or Aug 9]  

Sep 18 On this day in history death of stanisÅ‚aw Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer, painter, and photographer (b. 1885)  

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

Sep 21 Armand Calinescu, premier of Romania, murdered died in the year 1939.  

Sep 23 In the year 1939 sigmund Freud, created psychoanalysis, dies at 83  

Sep 24 In the year 1939 carl Laenmie, film producer, dies  

Sep 28 On this day in history felicjan Szopski, composer, dies at 74  

Sep 29 Dickstein, mathematician, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 07 Harvey (William) Cushing, US neurologist, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Oct 10 In the year 1939 death of eleanor Rigby, a real person whose name may have suggested the title to The Beatles song (b. 1895)  

Oct 16 Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Oct 21 In the year 1939 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 25 In the year 1939 cornelis JK van Aalst, president Dutch Business Society, dies at 73  

Oct 28 Alice Brady, actress (My Man Godfrey, Gay Divorcee), dies at 46 in the year 1939.  

Oct 29 Dwight B. Waldo, American educator and historian (b. 1864) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 06 In the year 1939 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 On this day in history death of jan Opletal, Czech student, victim of Nazi violence in Prague  

Nov 12 In the year 1939 (Ernest YY) Oscar Tourniaire, actor (Bluejackets), dies at 59  

Nov 13 George Nicholls Jr, actor (Finishing School), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of jim Bakker, televangelist (PTL Club)/rapist (Jessica Hahn)  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of bobby Hull, NHL forward (Chicago Blackhawk 1957-72)  

Jan 03 In the year 1939 birth of nikos Alefantos, Greek football manager  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of janice Crosio, Australian politician  

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

Jan 05 In the year 1939 birth of bridget Parker, England, equestrian 3 day event (Olympic-gold-1972)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of peter Struycken, statues/computer expert/teacher  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer