Famous People Who Died In 1939
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1939. This list includes people like Sigmund Freud, Amelia Earhart, James Naismith, Havelock Ellis, Norman Bethune and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, poets and playwrights who died in 1939. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Russia & Austria and many more countries.
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Amelia Earhart(The First Female Aviator to Fly Solo Across the Atlantic Ocean)
Birthdate: July 24, 1897
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Atchison, Kansas, United States
Died: January 5
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: May 6, 1856
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Příbor, Czechia
Died: September 23
3
W B Yeats(One of the Greatest English-Language Poets of the 20th Century and 1923 Nobel Prize for Literature Winner)
Birthdate: June 13, 1865
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sandymount, Ireland
Died: January 28
Birthdate: November 6, 1861
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Canada
Died: November 28
Birthdate: May 9, 1874
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kensington, London, England
Died: March 2
6
Ma Rainey
(Street artist, Musician)
Birthdate: April 26, 1886
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Columbus, Georgia, United States
Died: December 22
Birthdate: May 23, 1883
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Died: December 12
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: July 24, 1860
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ivancice, Czechia
Died: July 14
Birthdate: February 18, 1862
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 18
Birthdate: January 31, 1872
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Died: October 23
Birthdate: March 4, 1890
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gravenhurst, Canada
Died: November 12
12
Harvey Cushing(American Neurosurgeon, Pathologist, Writer and the First Person to Describe Cushing’s Disease)
Birthdate: April 8, 1869
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: October 7
13
Anthony Fokker(Aviation Entrepreneur & Aircraft Designer Who Pproduced Fighter Aircraft in Germany During WW I)
Birthdate: April 6, 1890
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Blitar, Indonesia
Died: December 23
Birthdate: January 17, 1867
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Laupheim, Germany
Died: September 24
Birthdate: February 10, 1905
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died: June 16
Height: 4'1" (124 cm)
Birthdate: March 20, 1894
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bergen auf Rügen
Died: December 19
17
Ford Madox Ford
(British Writer Known for His Novels: 'The Good Soldier', 'Parade’s End' Tetralogy and 'The Fifth Queen' Trilogy)
Birthdate: December 17, 1873
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Merton, Surrey, England
Died: June 26
18
Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya
(Deputy Minister of Education in the Government of the Soviet Union 1929 – 1938)
Birthdate: February 26, 1869
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: February 27
Birthdate: June 29, 1861
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Le Sueur
Died: July 28
Birthdate: July 19, 1865
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rochester
Died: May 26
Birthdate: April 22, 1884
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: October 31
22
Eugen Bleuler
(Psychiatrist, Physician, University teacher)
Birthdate: April 30, 1857
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Zollikon
Died: July 15
23
Arthur Rackham
(Former Illustrator best-known works include the illustrations for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm)
Birthdate: September 19, 1867
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vauxhall, London, England, United Kingdom
Died: September 6
Birthdate: November 2, 1892
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: October 28
25
Charles R. Walgreen
(American Businessman and Founder of 'Walgreens')
Birthdate: October 9, 1873
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dixon, Illinois, United States
Died: December 11
26
Joseph Force Crater
(Lawyer, Judge)
Birthdate: January 5, 1889
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Easton
Died: June 6
27
Richard Halliburton
(Author)
Birthdate: January 9, 1900
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brownsville, Tennessee, United States
Died: March 24
Birthdate: June 13, 1879
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: November 13
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Philipp Scheidemann
(Politician)
Birthdate: July 26, 1865
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kassel
Died: November 29
30
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
(Writer & Painter Active Before World War I & During Interwar Period)
Birthdate: February 24, 1885
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: September 18
Birthdate: May 14, 1874
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Algiers, Algiers, Algeria
Died: October 11
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Armand Călinescu
(39th Prime Minister of Romania Who was Assassinated by ‘Iron Guard’ Members with ‘Nazi’ Support)
Birthdate: June 4, 1893
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Piteşti, Romania
Died: September 21
33
Benjamin Tucker
(Journalist, Philosopher, Economist, Translator, Anarchist)
Birthdate: April 17, 1854
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dartmouth
Died: June 22
34
Ernst Toller
(German Author, Playwright, Left-Wing Politician and Revolutionary Known for His Expressionist Plays)
Birthdate: December 1, 1893
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Szamocin, Poland
Died: May 22
Birthdate: May 31, 1857
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Desio, Italy
Died: February 10
36
John R. Lynch
(politician, lawyer)
Birthdate: September 10, 1847
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Concordia Parish, Louisiana
Died: November 2
Birthdate: March 17, 1866
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dakota County, Minnesota, United States
Died: November 16
38
Ambroise Vollard
(Art Dealer)
Birthdate: July 3, 1866
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Denis, Réunion
Died: July 22
39
Kyōka Izumi
(Japanese Author of Novels, Short Stories, and Kabuki Plays Who Was Active During the Prewar Period)
Birthdate: November 4, 1873
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Died: September 7
40
Gwen John
(Painter, Visual artist, Model)
Birthdate: June 22, 1876
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Haverfordwest
Died: September 18
41
Zinaida Yusupova
(Lady in waiting)
Birthdate: September 2, 1861
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: November 24
42
Sidney Howard
(Playwright)
Birthdate: June 26, 1891
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Died: August 23
43
Heywood Campbell Broun
(Journalist)
Birthdate: December 7, 1888
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: December 18
44
Kelly Miller
(American mathematician)
Birthdate: July 18, 1863
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Winnsboro, South Carolina, United States
Died: December 29
45
Margaret Floy Washburn
(Psychologist)
Birthdate: July 25, 1871
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City
Died: October 29
46
Fay Templeton
(Singer and actress)
Birthdate: December 25, 1865
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Died: October 3
47
Marthe de Florian
(Socialite)
Birthdate: September 9, 1864
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 29
Birthdate: December 12, 1884
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland
Died: June 9
49
Johann Strauss III
(Composer)
Birthdate: February 16, 1866
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: January 9
50
Yevgeny Miller
(Politician, Military officer)
Birthdate: September 25, 1867
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Daugavpils, Latvia
Died: May 11