Timeline July 1939

Events in July 1939 8

• 1859 – 1939 Havelock Ellis (1859-1939) Died 8 July 1939, aged 80 Ellis was an English physician and one of the founders of sexology. He wrote the multi-volume Studies in the Psychology of Sex. He was an early writer to treat homosexuality in a non-judgemental way.
• 1860 – 1939 Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) Died 14 July 1939, aged 78 Mucha was a Czech painter and designer whose Paris posters defined the Art Nouveau style. He later completed the Slav Epic, a cycle of 20 monumental canvases. The Gestapo interrogated him shortly before his death.
• 1861 – 1939 William James Mayo (1861-1939) Died 28 July 1939, aged 78 William Mayo was an American surgeon who co-founded the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, with his brother Charles. The clinic became one of the most famous medical centres in the world. He died two months after his brother.
• 1866 – 1939 Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939) Died 22 July 1939, aged 73 Vollard was a Paris art dealer who gave Cézanne and Picasso their first solo exhibitions. He championed Gauguin, Van Gogh and the Nabis. He also published artists' books and prints.
• 1939 Sutton Hoo ship burial excavated An Anglo-Saxon royal grave is uncovered in Suffolk Basil Brown and a team of archaeologists excavated a 27-metre ship burial at Sutton Hoo. It held a rich collection of Anglo-Saxon gold, weapons and the Sutton Hoo helmet. The grave is usually linked to King Rædwald of East Anglia.
• 1939 Wimbledon 1939 Men: Bobby Riggs · Women: Alice Marble Last Wimbledon before World War II.
• 1939 Lou Gehrig's farewell speech The luckiest man on the face of the earth Lou Gehrig had been diagnosed with ALS, and at Yankee Stadium he called himself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. His streak of 2,130 consecutive games had ended weeks earlier. The speech is one of the best-known moments in American sport.
• 1939 Jet Harris born Kingsbury, Middlesex Terence Hawkins — later Jet Harris — was born on 6 July 1939 in Kingsbury, Middlesex. He would become the original bassist of The Shadows, known for his striking stage presence.