Famous Deaths Happened In 1939
Friday, 14 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 on this day in history.
Jan 06 In the year 1939 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 In the year 1939 jameson Thomas, actor (Piccadilly, Farmer's Wife), dies at 50
Jan 13 On this day in history jacob Ruppert, CEO (NY Yankees, 1915-39), dies
Jan 16 On this day in history death of albert Fish, mass murderer, executed
Jan 19 Cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (b. 1898) died in the year 1939.
Jan 23 On this day in history 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 in the year 1939.
Feb 04 Edward Sapir, US linguist/cultural antropologist (indian), dies at 55 in the year 1939.
Feb 07 In the year 1939 death of boris Grigoriev, Russian painter (b. 1886)
Feb 10 Pius XI, [Ambrogio D A Ratti], Italian Pope (1922-39), dies at 81 in the year 1939.
Feb 11 In the year 1939 franz Schmidt, Austrian composer, dies at 64
Feb 15 On this day in history foppe G Scheltema, Dutch lawyer, dies at 47
Feb 16 Jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26 on this day in history.
Feb 17 Willy Hess, German violinist (b. 1859) died in the year 1939.
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 In the year 1939 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 In the year 1939 [Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician, dies at 86
Mar 07 Amadeo Roldan, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1939.
Mar 18 Henry Simpson Lunn, English humanitarian and religious leader (b. 1859) died in the year 1939.
Mar 19 Lloyd L. Gaines, American civil rights activist died in the year 1939.
Mar 21 In the year 1939 evald Aav, composer, dies at 39
Mar 27 Constance Lindsay Skinner, author (Rivers of America), dies at 57 in the year 1939.
Mar 28 On this day in history death of francis Matthew John Baker, Australian politician (b. 1903)
Apr 05 William Cooper, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1882-84), dies in the year 1939.
Apr 06 On this day in history robert Courtneidge, British theater producer, dies
Apr 07 On this day in history death of joseph Lyons, tenth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1879)
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