Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1939

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

Aug 02 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1939 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 Arthur Rackham, artist/illustrator (Grimm's Fairy Tales), dies at 71 in the year 1939.  

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

Sep 09 S M Tretjakow, writer, dies at 47 [or Aug 9] on this day in history.  

Sep 18 In the year 1939 death of stanisÅ‚aw Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer, painter, and photographer (b. 1885)  

Sep 20 On this day in history death of paul Bruchési, French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Montreal (b. 1855)  

Sep 21 Armand Calinescu, premier of Romania, murdered died on this day in history.  

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

Sep 29 On this day in history dickstein, mathematician, dies  

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

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

Oct 21 On this day in history nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies  

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

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

Oct 31 In the year 1939 otto Rank, [Rosenfeld], Austria psychoanalyst (Trauma of Geburt), dies  

Nov 04 On this day in history charles Arnold Tournemire, composer, dies at 69  

Nov 06 On this day in history adolphe Max, Belgian liberal MP, dies at 69  

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

Nov 11 In the year 1939 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 in the year 1939.  

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

Jan 03 Bobby Hull, NHL forward (Chicago Blackhawk 1957-72) was born on this day in history.  

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 Jon Appleton, composer was born in the year 1939.  

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 Murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer was born in the year 1939.