Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1939

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

• Feb. 2 Bernhard Gregory

  Estonian-german chess player (d. 1939).

• Feb. 2 Amanda McKittrick Ros

  Irish author and poet (d. 1860)

• Feb. 4 Henri W A Deterding Dutch oil magnate (Royal Oil

  Shell) dies at 72.

• Feb. 4 Edward Sapir

  At 55, a us linguist/cultural anthrologist (indian) dies.

• Feb. 7 Boris Grigoriev

  Russian painter and illustrator (d.1939).

• Feb. 10 Pope Pius

  Xi (born 1857)

• Feb. 10 Pius XI [Ambrogio D A Ratti]

  Italian pope (1922-1939), dies at the age of 81.

• Feb. 11 Franz Schmidt

  Austrian cellist, pianist, and composer (d.1939).

• Feb. 15 Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin

  Russian painter and author (b. 1878)

• Feb. 15 Foppe G Scheltema

  Dutch lawyer dies at 47

• Feb. 15 Henri Jaspar

  Premier of belgium (1926-31), is killed at the age of 68.

• Feb. 16 Jura Soyfer

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• Feb. 17 Willy Hess

  German violinist and educator (d. 288)

• Feb. 18 Ludwig Bonvin

  Composer dies at 89

• Feb. 22 Antonio Machado

  Spanish poet known for his lyrical and reflective poems.

• Feb. 27 Nadezjda K Krupskaya

  Russian revolutionary/wife lenin's, dies aged 70