Discover what happened on 22 November 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
- Johannes Paul Aeltermann (German priest (1876-1939))
- Daudi Cwa II of Buganda (Kabaka of Bugunda (1896–1939))
- Oskar Erich Meyer (German paleontologist and author (1883–1939))
- Xaver Dvořák (Czech poet and writer (1858–1939))
- Harry Greenberg (American mobster)
- Xaver Dvořák (Czech poet and writer (1858–1939))
- Harry Greenberg (American mobster)
- Moissaye Joseph Olgin (Ukraine-Russian revolutionary, journalist and founder of the Morgen Freiheit)
- Walter Hoban (cartoonist (1890–1939))
- William Foster Cockshutt (Canadian politician (1855–1939))
- Matsuda Hidehiko
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- Agatha Bârsescu (Romanian actress (1857-1939))
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- Gertrude M. Robins (British novelist (1861-1939))
- Con Hogan (Australian rules footballer, born 1881)
- Gyula Riszner
- Johannes Paul Aeltermann (German priest (1876-1939))
- Daudi Cwa II of Buganda (Kabaka of Bugunda (1896–1939))
- Oskar Erich Meyer (German paleontologist and author (1883–1939))
- Jeanne Kühlmann
- Rudolf Ortmann (Austrian pedagogue)
- John Rumney Nicholson (British engineer)
- Mary E. Gladwin (American nurse)
- Frank Bennedik
- Jaromír Černý
- Francesco Saverio Calcagno (Italian Jesuit theologian (1867-1939))
- Carl Lallerstedt
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- Axel Damm
- Franz Schönauer
- Naotarō Shimono (Japanese accounting academic)