Discover what happened on 21 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
- Willie Brooke (British politician (1895-1939))
- Gyōzō Kawai
- Ekaterina Kornelievna Petrokokino (Russian painter (1852-1939))
- Bernardo Kohnen
- Annie Hemphill
- Heinrich Johann Karl Gesemann
- Frigyes Muráti ((1856–1939) Hungarian painter)
- Charles Moorhouse Duncan ((died 1939))
- James Campbell Bentley ((1879-1939))
- Margaret Bertha Synge ((died 1939))
- Johann Jakob Tanner (Swiss jurist and politician (1865-1939))
- Yeḥezḳel Rotter ((1874-1939))
- Stefan Vallentin
- František Havelka
- Gregor. Müller
- Franz Hallbaum
- Johan Berner Jakobsen (Norwegian painter (1859–1939))
- C. H. Worsnop (English businessman and inventor)
- Václav Kindl (Czech legionary and infantry officer (1882-1939))
- C. H. Worsnop (English businessman and inventor)
- Václav Kindl (Czech legionary and infantry officer (1882-1939))
- Reginald Tower (British diplomat)
- Ernő Desbordes (politician (1874-1939))
- Carl Pfingsthorn
- Friedrich Ernst Heck (German politician (1865-1939))
- Alberto de Borbón y Castellví, 1st Duke of Santa Elena (1st Marquis, later Duke of Santa Elena, Spanish Grandee. Lieutenant general of the Spanish Army (1854–1939))
- Albert I. Beach (American mayor (1883-1939))
- Charles Joseph Gahan (Irish entomologist)
- Edward Osborne (British businessman and politician (1861-1939))
- Carlos Agüero García
- Emil Jungner
- Hubert Carr-Gomm (British politician (1877-1939))
- Willie Brooke (British politician (1895-1939))
- Gyōzō Kawai
- Ekaterina Kornelievna Petrokokino (Russian painter (1852-1939))
- Bernardo Kohnen
- Annie Hemphill
- Heinrich Johann Karl Gesemann
- Frigyes Muráti ((1856–1939) Hungarian painter)
- Charles Moorhouse Duncan ((died 1939))
- James Campbell Bentley ((1879-1939))
- Margaret Bertha Synge ((died 1939))
- Johann Jakob Tanner (Swiss jurist and politician (1865-1939))
- Yeḥezḳel Rotter ((1874-1939))
- Stefan Vallentin
- František Havelka
- Gregor. Müller
- Franz Hallbaum