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Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1939

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 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

  • Aleksandr Aleksandrovič Mosolov
    Oct. 1 Aleksandr Aleksandrovič Mosolov
  • Félix Legueu
    Oct. 2 Félix Legueu
  • George William Mundelein
    Oct. 2 George William Mundelein
  • Marcel Buysse
    Oct. 3 Marcel Buysse
  • Jens Lind
    Oct. 4 Jens Lind
  • Michelangelo Schipa
    Oct. 4 Michelangelo Schipa
  • Giulio Gavotti
    Oct. 6 Giulio Gavotti
  • Chester Withey
    Oct. 6 Chester Withey
  • Harvey Cushing
    Oct. 7 Harvey Cushing

    Pioneering neurosurgeon known as the father of modern neurosurgery.

  • Harvey Williams Cushing
    Oct. 7 Harvey Williams Cushing

    American neurosurgeon and academic (b. 1869).

  • Sebastiano Giuseppe Locati
    Oct. 7 Sebastiano Giuseppe Locati
  • Münire Sultan
    Oct. 7 Münire Sultan
  • Giacomo Sutter
    Oct. 13 Giacomo Sutter
  • Robert Haab
    Oct. 15 Robert Haab
  • William Jackson Pope
    Oct. 17 William Jackson Pope
  • Josephine Ditt
    Oct. 18 Josephine Ditt
  • Muhammad 'Ali Bay al-'Abid
    Oct. 22 Muhammad 'Ali Bay al-'Abid
  • Hamengkubuwono VIII
    Oct. 22 Hamengkubuwono VIII
  • Zane Grey
    Oct. 23 Zane Grey

    Us writer spirit of the border, a westernist from the united states, dies at 67.

  • Georg Drescher
    Oct. 23 Georg Drescher
  • Gioacchino Alberto di Prussia
    Oct. 24 Gioacchino Alberto di Prussia
  • Frediano Giannini
    Oct. 25 Frediano Giannini
  • Cesare Goria Gatti
    Oct. 25 Cesare Goria Gatti
  • Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing
    Oct. 25 Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing
  • Alice Brady
    Oct. 28 Alice Brady

    Alice Brady was an American actress who achieved success in both silent and sound films, as well as on the stage. She was notably active during the early 20th century and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. [bio]

  • Dwight B. Waldo
    Oct. 29 Dwight B. Waldo

    American historian and academic (b. 1864).

  • Giulio Crimi
    Oct. 29 Giulio Crimi
  • Margaret Floy Washburn
    Oct. 29 Margaret Floy Washburn
  • Otto Rank
    Oct. 31 Otto Rank

    Austrian psychoanalyst and writer on the subject of psychology.