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

Aug 16 In the year 1939 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 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 05 On this day in history cornelis J "Cor" van Ast, Dutch actor/director (Two Boys), dies at 67  

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 In the year 1939 s M Tretjakow, writer, dies at 47 [or Aug 9]  

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 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 Felicjan Szopski, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Sep 29 In the year 1939 dickstein, mathematician, dies  

Oct 07 In the year 1939 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 Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1939.  

Oct 21 On this day in history nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies  

Oct 23 Zane Grey, US western writer (Spirit of the Border), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Oct 25 In the year 1939 cornelis JK van Aalst, president Dutch Business Society, dies at 73  

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 Otto Rank, [Rosenfeld], Austria psychoanalyst (Trauma of Geburt), dies in the year 1939.  

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

Nov 11 In the year 1939 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 Jim Bakker, televangelist (PTL Club)/rapist (Jessica Hahn) was born in the year 1939.  

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 On this day in history birth of janice Crosio, Australian politician  

Jan 04 Jon Appleton, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1939 birth of bridget Parker, England, equestrian 3 day event (Olympic-gold-1972)  

Jan 05 In the year 1939 birth of peter Struycken, statues/computer expert/teacher  

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