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 Jean Bugatti, Italian automobile designer (b. 1909) died in the year 1939.  

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 in the year 1939.  

Aug 24 In the year 1939 w H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies  

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

Sep 23 Sigmund Freud, created psychoanalysis, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Sep 24 Carl Laenmie, film producer, dies in the year 1939.  

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

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

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

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 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 Adolphe Max, Belgian liberal MP, dies at 69 in the year 1939.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 13 George Nicholls Jr, actor (Finishing School), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1939 birth of jim Bakker, televangelist (PTL Club)/rapist (Jessica Hahn)  

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 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.