Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened 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 On this day in history eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80  

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1939 death of kyoka Izumi, Japanese novelist (b. 1873)  

Sep 09 On this day in history s M Tretjakow, writer, dies at 47 [or Aug 9]  

Sep 18 StanisÅ‚aw Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer, painter, and photographer (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

Sep 20 Paul Bruchési, French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Montreal (b. 1855) died on this day in history.  

Sep 21 On this day in history death of armand Calinescu, premier of Romania, murdered  

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

Sep 24 Carl Laenmie, film producer, dies in the year 1939.  

Sep 28 Felicjan Szopski, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1939.  

Sep 29 On this day in history dickstein, mathematician, dies  

Oct 07 Harvey (William) Cushing, US neurologist, dies at 70 in the year 1939.  

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

Oct 28 Alice Brady, actress (My Man Godfrey, Gay Divorcee), dies at 46 in the year 1939.  

Oct 29 Dwight B. Waldo, American educator and historian (b. 1864) died on this day in history.  

Oct 31 Otto Rank, [Rosenfeld], Austria psychoanalyst (Trauma of Geburt), dies in the year 1939.  

Nov 04 Charles Arnold Tournemire, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1939.  

Nov 06 Adolphe Max, Belgian liberal MP, dies at 69 in the year 1939.  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 13 In the year 1939 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 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 Jon Appleton, composer was born in the year 1939.  

Jan 05 Bridget Parker, England, equestrian 3 day event (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on this day in history.  

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

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