Famous Deaths In 1939

Jul 28 On this day in history william J Mayo, US surgeon/co-founder Mayo Clinic, dies at 78  

Aug 02 In the year 1939 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 W H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 25 In the year 1939 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 S M Tretjakow, writer, dies at 47 [or Aug 9] in the year 1939.  

Sep 18 On this day in history 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 In the year 1939 death of armand Calinescu, premier of Romania, murdered  

Sep 23 In the year 1939 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 29 Dickstein, mathematician, dies in the year 1939.  

Oct 07 On this day in history harvey (William) Cushing, US neurologist, dies at 70  

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 In the year 1939 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 Cornelis JK van Aalst, president Dutch Business Society, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Oct 28 In the year 1939 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 In the year 1939 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 Dirk Klop, Dutch intelligence lt, shot by German Abwehr died in the year 1939.  

Nov 11 In the year 1939 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 On this day in history george Nicholls Jr, actor (Finishing School), dies at 42  

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Jan 02 On this day in history 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 in the year 1939.  

Jan 03 Janice Crosio, Australian politician was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1939.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of peter Struycken, statues/computer expert/teacher  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer