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In the year 1939
335 Notable deaths
Sigmund Freud
Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis.
Born May 6th, 1856 in Příbor. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1939 at 83 years old in London (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
William Butler Yeats
Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939).
Born June 13th, 1865 in Sandymount. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1939 at 73 years old in Menton, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. [ref]
James Naismith
Canadian-american coach; inventor of basketball (1861-1939).
Born November 6th, 1860 in Almonte.
Died November 28th, 1939 at 79 years old in Lawrence.
Ma Rainey
African-american blues singer.
Born April 26th, 1886 in Alabama. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1939 at 53 years old in Columbus (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Howard Carter
British egyptologist.
Born May 9th, 1874 in Brompton, Kensington. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1939 at 64 years old in London (lymphoma). [ref]
Douglas Fairbanks
American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer (1883-1939).
Born May 23rd, 1883 in Denver. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1939 at 56 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alphonse Mucha
Czechoslovak photographer, painter and illustrator (1860-1939).
Born July 24th, 1860 in Ivančice. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1939 at 78 years old in Prague (pneumonia). [ref]
Louis Wain
English artist (1860-1939).
Born August 5th, 1860 in Clerkenwell. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1939 at 78 years old in Napsbury Hospital. [ref]
Pius XI
Pope of the catholic church from 1922 to 1939.
Born May 31st, 1857 in Desio. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1939 at 81 years old in Vatican City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nadezhda Krupskaya
Russian revolutionary and politician (1869-1939).
Born February 26th, 1869 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1939 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau