Famous Deaths In 1939

Jul 28 William J Mayo, US surgeon/co-founder Mayo Clinic, dies at 78 in the year 1939.

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

Aug 03 Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1939.

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 In the year 1939 sidney Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48

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

Aug 25 On this day in history death of babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1904)

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

Sep 23 On this day in history sigmund Freud, created psychoanalysis, dies at 83

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

Sep 28 Felicjan Szopski, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1939.

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 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 Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1939.

Oct 21 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

Oct 29 Dwight B. Waldo, American educator and historian (b. 1864) died in the year 1939.

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 in the year 1939.

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 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 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 In the year 1939 birth of janice Crosio, Australian politician

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of jon Appleton, composer

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of bridget Parker, England, equestrian 3 day event (Olympic-gold-1972)

Jan 05 Peter Struycken, statues/computer expert/teacher was born on this day in history.

Jan 06 In the year 1939 birth of murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer