Famous Deaths Happened In 1939
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Jan 02 Roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864) died in the year 1939.
Jan 05 Amelia Earhart, American aviator declared dead after disappearance in 1937. (b. 1897) died in the year 1939.
Jan 06 On this day in history albert Ward, cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1893-95), dies
Jan 09 Johann Strauss, Austrian conductor/Royal ball director, dies at 72 in the year 1939.
Jan 10 Jameson Thomas, actor (Piccadilly, Farmer's Wife), dies at 50 in the year 1939.
Jan 13 In the year 1939 jacob Ruppert, CEO (NY Yankees, 1915-39), dies
Jan 16 Albert Fish, mass murderer, executed died on this day in history.
Jan 19 In the year 1939 death of cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (b. 1898)
Jan 23 In the year 1939 death of matthias Sindelar, Austria soccer star, commits suicide
Jan 24 In the year 1939 death of maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (b. 1867)
Jan 26 Armand Calinescu, Romania's PM, assassinated by the iron guard died in the year 1939.
Jan 28 William Butler Yeats, Irish poet (Nobel), dies in France at 73 on this day in history.
Jan 31 George Thornton, cricketer (1 Test for S Africa 1902, 1* & 1-20), dies on this day in history.
Feb 04 Edward Sapir, US linguist/cultural antropologist (indian), dies at 55 in the year 1939.
Feb 07 On this day in history death of boris Grigoriev, Russian painter (b. 1886)
Feb 10 In the year 1939 pius XI, [Ambrogio D A Ratti], Italian Pope (1922-39), dies at 81
Feb 11 Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.
Feb 15 Foppe G Scheltema, Dutch lawyer, dies at 47 on this day in history.
Feb 16 Jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26 in the year 1939.
Feb 17 Willy Hess, German violinist (b. 1859) died on this day in history.
Feb 18 In the year 1939 ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89
Feb 22 Antonio Machado, Spanish poet (b. 1875) died in the year 1939.
Feb 27 On this day in history nadezjda K Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary/wife of Lenin, dies at 70
Mar 02 In the year 1939 howard Carter, Brit archaeologist/Egyptologist (King Tut), dies at 65
Mar 06 [Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician, dies at 86 on this day in history.
Mar 07 On this day in history amadeo Roldan, composer, dies at 38
Mar 18 Henry Simpson Lunn, English humanitarian and religious leader (b. 1859) died on this day in history.
Mar 19 Lloyd L. Gaines, American civil rights activist died on this day in history.
Mar 21 In the year 1939 evald Aav, composer, dies at 39
Mar 27 In the year 1939 constance Lindsay Skinner, author (Rivers of America), dies at 57
Mar 28 On this day in history death of francis Matthew John Baker, Australian politician (b. 1903)
Apr 05 On this day in history william Cooper, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1882-84), dies
Apr 06 Robert Courtneidge, British theater producer, dies on this day in history.
Apr 07 Joseph Lyons, tenth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1879) died in the year 1939.
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