Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1939

Jul 28 William J Mayo, US surgeon/co-founder Mayo Clinic, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1939.  

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 On this day in history cornelis J "Cor" van Ast, Dutch actor/director (Two Boys), dies at 67  

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

Sep 23 In the year 1939 sigmund Freud, created psychoanalysis, dies at 83  

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

Sep 28 On this day in history felicjan Szopski, composer, dies at 74  

Sep 29 In the year 1939 dickstein, mathematician, dies  

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 on this day in history.  

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 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 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 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 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 Jan Opletal, Czech student, victim of Nazi violence in Prague died in the year 1939.  

Nov 12 (Ernest YY) Oscar Tourniaire, actor (Bluejackets), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of bobby Hull, NHL forward (Chicago Blackhawk 1957-72)  

Jan 03 Nikos Alefantos, Greek football manager was born in the year 1939.  

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