Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1939

Jul 28 In the year 1939 william J Mayo, US surgeon/co-founder Mayo Clinic, dies at 78  

Aug 02 In the year 1939 death of harvey Spencer Lewis, American Rosicrucian mystic (b. 1883)  

Aug 03 Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Aug 11 In the year 1939 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 in the year 1939.  

Aug 25 Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1904) died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of paul Bruchési, French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Montreal (b. 1855)  

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

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

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

Oct 07 In the year 1939 harvey (William) Cushing, US neurologist, dies at 70  

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 in the year 1939.  

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

Oct 23 In the year 1939 zane Grey, US western writer (Spirit of the Border), dies at 67  

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

Oct 28 Alice Brady, actress (My Man Godfrey, Gay Divorcee), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Oct 29 In the year 1939 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 Adolphe Max, Belgian liberal MP, dies at 69 in the year 1939.  

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 (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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1939 birth of bobby Hull, NHL forward (Chicago Blackhawk 1957-72)  

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

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