Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1939

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

• July 1 Louis Davids [Simon David]

  Cabaret performer / chorus performer

• July 2 Alfred R Zimmerman

  Mayor of rotterdam (1906-22).

• July 7 Deacon White

  Hall of Fame baseball player who played in the 19th century.

• July 7 James Deacon White

  Baseball player who jumped in 1876 (chicago) dies at the age of 91.

• July 8 Havelock Ellis

  British physician and psychologist, he was the author of seven volumes of sex studies entitled "studies in the psychology of sex", 1897-1928. he also wrote "the psychology of conflict" 1919, "the dance of life" 1923, and "my life," a autobiography in 1939. sigmund freud used a lot of his material and studies.

• July 8 [Henry] Havelock Ellis

  English sexologist (man & woman), died at 80

• July 14 Alphonse Mucha

  Czech painter and ornamental artist (born in 1860).

• July 15 Johon Mellanby

  Physiologist

• July 15 Percy Scott Worthington

  Architect

• July 16 Bartholomeus Roodenburch

  Dutch swimmer (d. 1939)

• July 16 Beatrice Erskine Lane Suzuki

  Zen student

• July 18 Witold Maliszewski

  Composer dies at 65

• July 19 Rose Hartwick Thorpe

  American poet and author (b. 1850)

• July 20 Joseph Mendes da Costa

  Dutch symbolist sculptor, art teacher

• July 28 William J Mayo

  At 78, the us surgeon and co-founder of mayo clinic, has died