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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

  • Oct. 7 Harvey Cushing

    Pioneering neurosurgeon known as the father of modern neurosurgery.

  • Oct. 7 Harvey Williams Cushing

    American neurosurgeon and academic (b. 1869)

  • Oct. 16 Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen

    Composer dies at 63

  • Oct. 23 Zane Grey

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

  • Oct. 25 Cornelis JK van Aalst

    President dutch business society, dies at 73

  • Alice Brady
    Oct. 28 Alice Brady

    Actress (my man godfrey gay divorcee), died at 46

  • Oct. 29 Dwight B. Waldo

    American historian and academic (b. 1864)

  • Oct. 31 Otto Rank

    Austrian psychoanalyst and writer on the subject of psychology.

  • Oct. 31 Otto Rank [Rosenfeld]

    Austria psychoanalyst (trauma at geburt)