Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1939

Jul 28 William J Mayo, US surgeon/co-founder Mayo Clinic, dies at 78 in the year 1939.  

Aug 02 Harvey Spencer Lewis, American Rosicrucian mystic (b. 1883) died in the year 1939.  

Aug 03 Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1939.  

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 in the year 1939.  

Aug 23 Sidney Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48 in the year 1939.  

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 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 Paul Bruchési, French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Montreal (b. 1855) died in the year 1939.  

Sep 21 Armand Calinescu, premier of Romania, murdered died on this day in history.  

Sep 23 Sigmund Freud, created psychoanalysis, dies at 83 in the year 1939.  

Sep 24 Carl Laenmie, film producer, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 28 On this day in history felicjan Szopski, composer, dies at 74  

Sep 29 Dickstein, mathematician, dies on this day in history.  

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

Oct 10 Eleanor Rigby, a real person whose name may have suggested the title to The Beatles song (b. 1895) died on this day in history.  

Oct 16 Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1939.  

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 in the year 1939.  

Oct 28 On this day in history 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 On this day in history otto Rank, [Rosenfeld], Austria psychoanalyst (Trauma of Geburt), dies  

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

Nov 06 On this day in history adolphe Max, Belgian liberal MP, dies at 69  

Nov 09 Dirk Klop, Dutch intelligence lt, shot by German Abwehr died on this day in history.  

Nov 11 In the year 1939 death of jan Opletal, Czech student, victim of Nazi violence in Prague  

Nov 12 In the year 1939 (Ernest YY) Oscar Tourniaire, actor (Bluejackets), dies at 59  

Nov 13 George Nicholls Jr, actor (Finishing School), dies at 42 in the year 1939.  

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Jan 02 Jim Bakker, televangelist (PTL Club)/rapist (Jessica Hahn) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of nikos Alefantos, Greek football manager  

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

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of jon Appleton, composer  

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

Jan 05 Peter Struycken, statues/computer expert/teacher was born in the year 1939.  

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