Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1939

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1939. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 1 Tancredi Galimberti
• Aug. 2 Harvey Spencer Lewis

  American mystic and author (b. 1883).

• Aug. 2 Giuseppe Alongi
• Aug. 5 Béla Jankovich

  Hungarian economist and politician, minister of education of hungary (b. 1865).

• Aug. 10 Carlo Galimberti
• Aug. 11 Jean Bugatti

  Renowned automobile designer from the famous Bugatti family, who made significant contributions to automotive design and engineering before...

• Aug. 11 Siegfried Flesch

  Austrian fencer (d. 1939).

• Aug. 14 Isaak Israilevič Brodskij
• Aug. 14 Claus von Below-Saleske
• Aug. 15 Federico Gamboa
• Aug. 17 Wojciech Korfanty
• Aug. 18 Joe Grim
• Aug. 19 Frank Wild
• Aug. 20 Agnes Giberne

  Indian-english author and astronomer (d. 1939).

• Aug. 22 Luigi Costigliolo
• Aug. 23 Margaret Whistler
• Aug. 24 Frederick Carl Frieseke

  American painter and educator (b. 1874).

• Aug. 24 Piero Colonna
• Aug. 25 Jan Vos
• Aug. 26 Willy Bohlander
• Aug. 26 Louis Heusghem
• Aug. 27 Donato Faggella
• Aug. 27 Charles Guignebert
• Aug. 27 Charles Wilkes
• Aug. 28 Maximilian Daublebsky von Eichhain
• Aug. 28 Eugène-Henri Gravelotte
• Aug. 30 Hans Kundt
• Aug. 31 Richard Bouwens van der Boijen