Famous people and celebrities who died in April 1939

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

• April 4 Ghazi I

  King of iraq dies in a car accident

• April 6 Robert Courtneidge

  British theater producer

• April 7 Joseph Lyons

  Australian educator and politician, 10th prime minister of australia (b. 1879)

• April 9 Emilio Serrano y Ruiz

  Composer dies at 89

• April 10 Alfredo Panzini

  Ital author (il bacio de lesba), dies at 75

• April 11 Kurtdereli Mehmet

  Turkish wrestler (b. 1864)

• April 11 SS Van Dine [William Huntingdon Wright]

  Detective writer dies at 50

• April 18 Theo Mann

  Actress (pink bernd and hedda gabler), is killed at 88

• April 21 Herman Finck

  Composer dies at 66

• April 24 Louis Trousselier

  French racing cyclist known as troutrou

• April 24 John Foulds

  Composer dies at 58

• April 28 Anne Walter Fearn

  American physician (b. 1867)

• April 30 Frank Haller

  American boxer (b. 1883)