Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1939

Jul 28 On this day in history william J Mayo, US surgeon/co-founder Mayo Clinic, dies at 78  

Aug 02 On this day in history death of harvey Spencer Lewis, American Rosicrucian mystic (b. 1883)  

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

Aug 11 Jean Bugatti, Italian automobile designer (b. 1909) died in the year 1939.  

Aug 16 In the year 1939 ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies  

Aug 23 Sidney Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

Aug 24 W H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies in the year 1939.  

Aug 25 Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1904) died in the year 1939.  

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

Sep 06 On this day in history arthur Rackham, artist/illustrator (Grimm's Fairy Tales), dies at 71  

Sep 07 Kyoka Izumi, Japanese novelist (b. 1873) died in the year 1939.  

Sep 09 On this day in history s M Tretjakow, writer, dies at 47 [or Aug 9]  

Sep 18 StanisÅ‚aw Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer, painter, and photographer (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

Sep 20 Paul Bruchési, French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Montreal (b. 1855) died in the year 1939.  

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

Sep 23 Sigmund Freud, created psychoanalysis, dies at 83 in the year 1939.  

Sep 24 On this day in history carl Laenmie, film producer, dies  

Sep 28 Felicjan Szopski, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 07 Harvey (William) Cushing, US neurologist, dies at 70 in the year 1939.  

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 On this day in history carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer, dies at 63  

Oct 21 Nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies in the year 1939.  

Oct 23 Zane Grey, US western writer (Spirit of the Border), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Oct 25 Cornelis JK van Aalst, president Dutch Business Society, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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 Adolphe Max, Belgian liberal MP, dies at 69 in the year 1939.  

Nov 09 Dirk Klop, Dutch intelligence lt, shot by German Abwehr died on this day in history.  

Nov 11 On this day in history death of jan Opletal, Czech student, victim of Nazi violence in Prague  

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

Nov 13 George Nicholls Jr, actor (Finishing School), dies at 42 in the year 1939.  

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Jan 02 Jim Bakker, televangelist (PTL Club)/rapist (Jessica Hahn) was born in the year 1939.  

Jan 03 Bobby Hull, NHL forward (Chicago Blackhawk 1957-72) was born in the year 1939.  

Jan 03 Nikos Alefantos, Greek football manager was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 06 Murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer was born on this day in history.