Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1939

Jul 28 In the year 1939 william J Mayo, US surgeon/co-founder Mayo Clinic, dies at 78  

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 In the year 1939 death of jean Bugatti, Italian automobile designer (b. 1909)  

Aug 16 Ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 23 Sidney Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

Aug 24 On this day in history w H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies  

Aug 25 On this day in history death of babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1904)  

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 on this day in history.  

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] 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 In the year 1939 death of paul Bruchési, French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Montreal (b. 1855)  

Sep 21 Armand Calinescu, premier of Romania, murdered died in the year 1939.  

Sep 23 On this day in history sigmund Freud, created psychoanalysis, dies at 83  

Sep 24 On this day in history carl Laenmie, film producer, dies  

Sep 28 In the year 1939 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 in the year 1939.  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 21 Nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies in the year 1939.  

Oct 23 Zane Grey, US western writer (Spirit of the Border), dies at 67 in the year 1939.  

Oct 25 Cornelis JK van Aalst, president Dutch Business Society, dies at 73 in the year 1939.  

Oct 28 In the year 1939 alice Brady, actress (My Man Godfrey, Gay Divorcee), dies at 46  

Oct 29 Dwight B. Waldo, American educator and historian (b. 1864) died in the year 1939.  

Oct 31 In the year 1939 otto Rank, [Rosenfeld], Austria psychoanalyst (Trauma of Geburt), dies  

Nov 04 In the year 1939 charles Arnold Tournemire, composer, dies at 69  

Nov 06 In the year 1939 adolphe Max, Belgian liberal MP, dies at 69  

Nov 09 On this day in history 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 On this day in history (Ernest YY) Oscar Tourniaire, actor (Bluejackets), dies at 59  

Nov 13 On this day in history george Nicholls Jr, actor (Finishing School), dies at 42  

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

Jan 03 Bobby Hull, NHL forward (Chicago Blackhawk 1957-72) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Nikos Alefantos, Greek football manager was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 In the year 1939 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 Peter Struycken, statues/computer expert/teacher was born in the year 1939.  

Jan 06 Murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer was born on this day in history.