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Deaths on the year of 1939 in history

Deaths
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02 Jan 1939 Roman Dmowski, Polish politician; Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
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09 Jan 1939 Johann Strauss III, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1866)
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10 Jan 1939 Julius Bittner Austria composer (Missa Austriaca, Little Violet), dies at 64
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10 Jan 1939 Jameson Thomas actor (Piccadilly, Farmer's Wife), dies at 50
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13 Jan 1939 Jacob Ruppert CEO (New York Yankees, 1915-39), dies
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16 Jan 1939 William O'Connor, American fencer (b. 1864)
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23 Jan 1939 Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer and manager (b. 1903)
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24 Jan 1939 Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician; created Muesli (b. 1867)
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26 Jan 1939 Professor Cristescu Romania's iron guard leader, murdered
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26 Jan 1939 Armand Calinescu Romania's PM, assassinated by the iron guard
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28 Jan 1939 W. B. Yeats, Irish poet and playwright; Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
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28 Jan 1939 William Butler Yeats Irish poet (Nobel), dies in France at 73
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31 Jan 1939 George Thornton cricketer (1 Test for South Africa 1902, 1* & 1-20), dies
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02 Feb 1939 Bernhard Gregory, Estonian-German chess player (b. 1879)
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04 Feb 1939 Edward Sapir: US linguist / cultural antropologist (indian), dies at 55
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04 Feb 1939 Henri W A Deterding: Dutch oil magnate (Royal Oil, Shell), dies at 72
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07 Feb 1939 Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1886)
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10 Feb 1939 Pope Pius XI (b. 1857)
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10 Feb 1939 Pius XI [Ambrogio D A Ratti], Italian Pope (1922-39), dies at 81
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11 Feb 1939 Franz Schmidt, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1874)
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15 Feb 1939 Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Russian painter and author (b. 1878)
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15 Feb 1939 Foppe G Scheltema Dutch lawyer, dies at 47
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15 Feb 1939 Henri Jaspar premier of Belgium (1926-31), dies at 68
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16 Feb 1939 Jura Soyfer writer, dies at 26
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17 Feb 1939 Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (b. 1859)
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18 Feb 1939 Ludwig Bonvin composer, dies at 89
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22 Feb 1939 Antonio Machado, Spanish-French poet and author (b. 1875)
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26 Feb 1939 E Fernandez Arb
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27 Feb 1939 Nadezjda K Krupskaya Russian revolutionary/wife of Lenin, dies at 70
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02 Mar 1939 Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (b. 1874)
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04 Mar 1939 Oswald Freisler, German lawyer (b. 1895)
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04 Mar 1939 Har Dayal, Indian-American activist (b. 1884)
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06 Mar 1939 [Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann: German mathematician, dies at 86
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06 Mar 1939 Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1852)
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07 Mar 1939 Amadeo Roldan: Composer, dies at 38
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18 Mar 1939 Henry Simpson Lunn, English businessman, founded Lunn Poly (b. 1859)
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21 Mar 1939 Ali Hikmet Ayerdem, Turkish general and politician (b. 1877)
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21 Mar 1939 Evald Aav, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1900)
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27 Mar 1939 Ferdinand von Quast, Austrian general (b. 1850)
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27 Mar 1939 Gus Leonard, French-American actor (b. 1859)
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27 Mar 1939 Constance Lindsay Skinner author (Rivers of America), dies at 57
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28 Mar 1939 Francis Matthew John Baker, Australian politician (b. 1903)
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31 Mar 1939 Ioannis Tsangaridis, Greek general (b. 1887)
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31 Mar 1939 Indri
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04 Apr 1939 Ghazi I: King of Iraq, dies in car accident
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06 Apr 1939 Robert Courtneidge: British theater producer
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07 Apr 1939 Joseph Lyons, Australian educator and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1879)
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09 Apr 1939 Emilio Serrano y Ruiz: Composer, dies at 89
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10 Apr 1939 Alfredo Panzini Italian author (Il Bacio de Lesba), dies at 75
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11 Apr 1939 Kurtdereli Mehmet, Turkish wrestler (b. 1864)
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11 Apr 1939 SS Van Dine [William Huntingdon Wright] detective writer, dies at 50
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18 Apr 1939 Theo Mann actress (Pink Bernd, Hedda Gabler), dies at 88
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21 Apr 1939 Herman Finck composer, dies at 66
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24 Apr 1939 Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (b. 1881)
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24 Apr 1939 John Foulds composer, dies at 58
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30 Apr 1939 Frank Haller, American boxer (b. 1883)
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03 May 1939 [Karl Eduard] Wilhelm Groener: German General, dies at 71
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03 May 1939 Madeleine Desroseaux, French author and poet (b. 1873)
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05 May 1939 Clara Schønfeld, Danish actress (b. 1856)
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06 May 1939 Konstantin Somov, Russian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1869)
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11 May 1939 Yevgeny Miller, Latvian-Russian general and politician (b. 1867)
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19 May 1939 Ahmet Ağaoğlu, Azerbaijani-Turkish journalist and publicist (b. 1869)
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20 May 1939 Joe Carr NFL hall of famer/NFL president (1921-39), dies at 59
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22 May 1939 Ernst Toller, German playwright and author (b. 1893)
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22 May 1939 Jiří Mahen, Czech author and playwright (b. 1882)
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22 May 1939 Willem de M
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25 May 1939 Frank Watson Dyson, English astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
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26 May 1939 Charles Horace Mayo, American physician, co-founded Mayo Clinic (b. 1865)
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26 May 1939 Charles H Mayo US surgeon/co-founder (Mayo Clinic), dies at 74
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26 May 1939 Cornelis J Cutters supreme commander of Navy (1910-18), dies
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27 May 1939 Joseph Roth, Austrian-French journalist and author (b. 1894)
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29 May 1939 Ursula Ledóchowska, Austrian-Polish nun and saint, founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (b. 1865)
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30 May 1939 Floyd Roberts, American race car driver (b. 1904)
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04 Jun 1939 Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (b. 1900)
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05 Jun 1939 Elijah Beardsworth: World quick shaving champion
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05 Jun 1939 Frank Van de Goes: Writer / marxist theorist
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06 Jun 1939 Ford Madox Ford: Writer, dies at 65
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09 Jun 1939 Owen Moore: Actor (She Done Him Wrong), commits suicide at 52
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13 Jun 1939 Volter A Kilpi: Finnish writer (Suljetuilla Porteilla), dies at 64
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16 Jun 1939 Chick Webb, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1905)
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17 Jun 1939 Allen Sothoron, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1893)
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17 Jun 1939 Eugene Weldman last guillotined in France
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18 Jun 1939 French LM "Sas" van Aerschot: Flemish actor, dies at 73
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19 Jun 1939 Grace Abbott, American social worker and activist (b. 1878)
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25 Jun 1939 Richard Seaman, English race car driver (b. 1913)
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26 Jun 1939 Ford M Ford [Hueffer]: British writer, (Tietjens Saga) dies at 65
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26 Jun 1939 Ford Madox Ford, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1873)
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01 Jul 1939 Louis Davids [Simon David]: Cabaret performer / chorus performer
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02 Jul 1939 Alfred R Zimmerman: Mayor of Rotterdam (1906-22)
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07 Jul 1939 James Deacon White: Ball player jumped teams in 1876 (Chi), dies at 91
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08 Jul 1939 [Henry] Havelock Ellis: English sexologist (Man & Woman), dies at 80
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08 Jul 1939 Havelock Ellis, English psychologist and author (b. 1859)
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14 Jul 1939 Alphonse Mucha, Czech painter (b. 1860)
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15 Jul 1939 Johon Mellanby: Physiologist
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15 Jul 1939 Percy Scott Worthington: Architect
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16 Jul 1939 Beatrice Erskine Lane Suzuki: Zen student
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18 Jul 1939 Witold Maliszewski: Composer, dies at 65
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19 Jul 1939 Rose Hartwick Thorpe, American poet and author (b. 1850)
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20 Jul 1939 Joseph Mendes da Costa: Sculptor
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28 Jul 1939 William J Mayo: US surgeon / co-founder Mayo Clinic, dies at 78
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02 Aug 1939 Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic and author (b. 1883)
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03 Aug 1939 Eugust Enna: Composer, dies at 80
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05 Aug 1939 Béla Jankovich, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Education of Hungary (b. 1865)
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11 Aug 1939 Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (b. 1909)
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11 Aug 1939 Siegfried Flesch, Austrian fencer (b. 1872)
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23 Aug 1939 Sidney Coe Howard: Playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48
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05 Sep 1939 Cornelis J "Cor" van Ast: Dutch actor / director (Two Boys), dies at 67
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06 Sep 1939 Arthur Rackham, English illustrator (b. 1867)
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07 Sep 1939 Kyōka Izumi, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (b. 1873)
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10 Sep 1939 Wilhelm Fritz von Roettig, German general (b. 1888)
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11 Sep 1939 Konstantin Korovin, Russian-French painter and set designer (b. 1861)
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18 Sep 1939 Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish author, painter, and photographer (b. 1885)
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20 Sep 1939 Paul Bruchési, Canadian archbishop (b. 1855)
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21 Sep 1939 Armand Călinescu, Romanian economist and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1893)
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23 Sep 1939 Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1856)
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24 Sep 1939 Carl Laenmie: Film producer
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24 Sep 1939 Carl Laemmle, German-American film producer, founded Universal Studios (b. 1867)
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24 Sep 1939 Charles Tatham, American fencer (b. 1854)
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28 Sep 1939 Felicjan Szopski: Composer, dies at 74
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29 Sep 1939 Dickstein: Mathematician
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07 Oct 1939 Harvey (William) Cushing: US neurologist, dies at 70
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07 Oct 1939 Harvey Williams Cushing, American neurosurgeon and academic (b. 1869)
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16 Oct 1939 Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen: Composer, dies at 63
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23 Oct 1939 Zane Grey, American dentist and author (b. 1872)
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25 Oct 1939 Cornelis JK van Aalst: President Dutch Business Society, dies at 73
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28 Oct 1939 Alice Brady, American actress and singer (b. 1892)
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29 Oct 1939 Dwight B. Waldo, American historian and academic (b. 1864)
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31 Oct 1939 Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist, author, and educator (b. 1884)
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03 Nov 1939 Charles Tournemire, French organist and composer (b. 1870)
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04 Nov 1939 Charles Arnold Tournemire: Composer, dies at 69
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06 Nov 1939 Adolphe Max: Belgian liberal MP, dies at 69
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09 Nov 1939 Dirk Klop: Dutch intelligence lt, shot by German Abwehr
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12 Nov 1939 (Ernest YY) Oscar Tourniaire: Actor (Bluejackets), dies at 59
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13 Nov 1939 George Nicholls, Jr.: Actor (Finishing School), dies at 42
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20 Nov 1939 Marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque: Composer, dies at 72
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26 Nov 1939 James Naismith Basketball inventor, dies
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28 Nov 1939 James Naismith, Canadian-American creator of basketball (b. 1861)
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28 Nov 1939 James A Naismith creator of basketball, dies at 78
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29 Nov 1939 Philipp Scheidemann, German politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1865)
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01 Dec 1939 Max Fiedler: Composer, dies at 79
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03 Dec 1939 Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (b. 1848)
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08 Dec 1939 Ernest Schelling: Composer, dies at 63
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10 Dec 1939 John Grieb, American gymnast (b. 1879)
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10 Dec 1939 Wilhelm Grosz composer, dies at 45
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12 Dec 1939 Douglas Fairbanks, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
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14 Dec 1939 Helene Kr
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15 Dec 1939 Tom McKibbin cricketer (5 Tests for Australia 1895-1898, 17 wickets), dies
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18 Dec 1939 Ernest Lawson, Canadian-American painter (b. 1873)
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18 Dec 1939 Matthew Brown Journalist, dies at 51
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19 Dec 1939 Hans Langsdorff, German captain (b. 1894)
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19 Dec 1939 Eric Fogg composer, dies at 36
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19 Dec 1939 Karl Wagenfeld Low German writer (Lucifer, Death & Devil), dies at 70
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19 Dec 1939 Willem Benoy Flemish actor/director (The White), dies at 57
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20 Dec 1939 Hans Langsdorff German captain (Graaf Spee), commits suicide
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22 Dec 1939 Ma Rainey, American singer (b. 1886)
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23 Dec 1939 Anthony Fokker, Indonesian-Dutch pilot and engineer, designed the Fokker Dr.I and Fokker D.VII (b. 1890)
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23 Dec 1939 Anthony H G Fokker Dutch airplane builder (Spider), dies at 49
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