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

Aug 16 On this day in history 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 Arthur Rackham, artist/illustrator (Grimm's Fairy Tales), dies at 71 in the year 1939.  

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 in the year 1939.  

Sep 21 In the year 1939 death of armand Calinescu, premier of Romania, murdered  

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

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

Sep 28 In the year 1939 felicjan Szopski, composer, dies at 74  

Sep 29 Dickstein, mathematician, dies in the year 1939.  

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

Oct 10 Eleanor Rigby, a real person whose name may have suggested the title to The Beatles song (b. 1895) died in the year 1939.  

Oct 16 In the year 1939 carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer, dies at 63  

Oct 21 Nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies on this day in history.  

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

Oct 25 Cornelis JK van Aalst, president Dutch Business Society, dies at 73 in the year 1939.  

Oct 28 On this day in history alice Brady, actress (My Man Godfrey, Gay Divorcee), dies at 46  

Oct 29 On this day in history death of dwight B. Waldo, American educator and historian (b. 1864)  

Oct 31 Otto Rank, [Rosenfeld], Austria psychoanalyst (Trauma of Geburt), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 04 In the year 1939 charles Arnold Tournemire, composer, dies at 69  

Nov 06 In the year 1939 adolphe Max, Belgian liberal MP, dies at 69  

Nov 09 In the year 1939 death of dirk Klop, Dutch intelligence lt, shot by German Abwehr  

Nov 11 In the year 1939 death of jan Opletal, Czech student, victim of Nazi violence in Prague  

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 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 On this day in history birth of jon Appleton, composer  

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

Jan 05 Peter Struycken, statues/computer expert/teacher was born in the year 1939.  

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