Discover what happened on 22 January 1939 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Merritt Hulburd (American film producer and journalist (1903-1939))
- Ōzono Eizaburō
- Noel “Boy” McCormick (British boxer (1899–1939))
- Hilda Thisell (svensk esperantist)
- Arvid Borg
- John Armour Macmillan (UK author (1882-1939))
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- Oskar Guseck von Glankirchen
- Willis Gaylord Caffrey (electrical engineer)
- John F. MacPherson (Australian-born author (1873-1939), in UK by 1891)
- Dorothy Frances Blood-Smyth ((1895-1939))
- Leslie Denny ((died 1939))
- Władysław Bernatowicz (Polish actor)
- William Yiend (English rugby union player)
- Hironao Seki
- Sam Irvin (rugby player)
- Tokugoro Ito (Japanese judoka and wrestler)
- Emil Blažek
- Walter Kirschner
- Mihail Shatoev (Bulgarian revolutionary)
- Franz Walla
- Sam Irvin (rugby player)
- Wilhelm Weygandt (German psychiatrist)
- Arnold Marosi (Hungarian monk, teacher, archaeologist and museologist)
- Jan Versluys (Dutch zoologist (1873–1939))
- Peder Østlund (Norwegian speed skater (1872–1939))
- Léopold Bernhard Bernstamm (Russian sculptor (1859–1939))
- Aleksandr Voznesenskiĭ (Russian poet (1880-1939))
- George Herbert Carpenter (British naturalist, entomologist, museum curator and university teacher (1865-1939))
- Władysław Bernatowicz (Polish actor)
- William Yiend (English rugby union player)
- Hironao Seki