Discover what happened on 14 December 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
- Helene Kröller-Müller (German art collector (1869-1939))
- Lilli Wislicenus (German sculptor (1872-1939))
- Arnold van Loon
- Peter Torjesen (Norwegian missionary (1892–1939))
- Berthold Imhoff (German-Canadian painter (1868-1939))
- Dwight James Baum (American architect (1886-1939))
- Nathan Leroy Strong (American politician (1859-1939))
- Samuel Lombard Brown (Irish politician and barrister)
- Wacław Niemojowski
- Wojciech Sikora (Polish politician (1874-1939))
- Antonín Sládek (Czech politician and entrepreneur)
- Aleksander Dubiski
- Lord Ernest Hamilton (British politician)
- Arthur Steinwenter
- Kokubo Kishichi (politician)
- Rafael Otón Castro Jiménez (Costa Rican Catholic priest)
- Stanisław Musielak
- Marie Dietrich (opera singer (1868-1939))
- Max Jaffé (Austrian collotype producer, photographer, and print publisher (1845-1939))
- Franz Swida
- Cornelis Johannes Steenbergh (Dutch photographer)
- Kalman Juvelier (Yiddish theatre actor and recording artist)
- Alfhild von Bahr (Swedish writer)
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- Richard Birch Hoyle (Baptist minister and hymn writer)
- Yoshinori Ishijima (Japanese painter)
- Eliza Bannister Walker (nurse, social worker, singer)
- U. T. Halminen (Finnish politician and journalist)
- Józef Krokowski (Polish actor)
- Adam Czechowski (Polish educator)
- Virginie De Spiegeleer
- Clementina Cautaert
- Leonardus Denckens
- Virginie De Spiegeleer
- Clementina Cautaert
- Leonardus Denckens