Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1939

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

• Jan. 2 Roman Dmowski

  Polish politician, polish minister of foreign affairs (b. 1864)

• Jan. 5 Amelia Earhart

  American aviator, declared dead in 1937 after disappearance (born 1897).

• Jan. 6 Gustavs Zemgals

  Latvian journalist and politician, 2nd president of latvia (b. 1871)

• Jan. 9 Johann Strauss III

  Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1866)

• Jan. 10 Julius Bittner

  Austria composer (missa austriaca), dies at 64

• Jan. 13 Jacob Ruppert

  Ceo (new york yankees, 1915-39), dies.

• Jan. 15 Kullervo Manner

  Finnish speaker of the parliament, the prime minister of the fswr and the supreme commander of the red guards (b. 1880)

• Jan. 16 Albert Fish

  American serial killer (d. 36)

• Jan. 19 Cliff Heathcote

  American baseball player (born 1898).

• Jan. 23 Matthias Sindelar

  Legendary Austrian footballer known as the 'Mozart of Football', who was a key player in the Austrian national team during the 1930s and symbolically resisted Nazi influence through his playing style.

• Jan. 24 Maximilian Bircher-Benner

  Swiss doctor and pioneer in nutrition research. his sanatorium, za 1/4 rich, used a balanced diet of fruits and vegetables to heal patients. this was contrary to what many believed at the end 19th century.

• Jan. 25 Charles Davidson Dunbar

  Scottish soldier and bagpipe player (b. 1870)

• Jan. 28 William Butler Yeats

  Nobel Prize laureate for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation

• Jan. 28 W. B. Yeats

  LIT - Irish poet and playwright, nobel prize laureate (b. 1865)