Deaths in the 1930s
18,000+ memorials
Leopold Auer
1845–1930 (age 85)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Hungarian violinist and pedagogue known for training many notable musicians.
Joseph P. Bickerton Jr.
1878–1936 (age 58)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American attorney and theatrical producer in early 20th century.
Lya De Putti
1897–1931 (age 34)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Hungarian-American actress known for her work in silent films.
Jack Donahue
1888–1930 (age 42)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American actor and dancer known for his work in vaudeville and early film.
Nahan Franko
1861–1930 (age 69)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American musician and conductor known for his orchestral work.
Michael Malloy
1873–1933 (age 60)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Victim of a notorious murder case in early 20th century New York.
Otto Rank
1884–1939 (age 55)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Austrian-American psychoanalyst and student of Sigmund Freud.
Thekla M. Bernays
1856–1931 (age 75)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Women's suffrage activist, author and lecturer.
Robert S. Brookings
1850–1932 (age 82)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Businessman and philanthropist, founder of the Brookings Institution and donor to Washington University in St. Louis.
Jerome H. Remick
1867–1931 (age 64)
Elmwood Cemetery
Music publisher.
Warren Bechtel
1872–1933 (age 61)
Mountain View Cemetery
Founder of the Bechtel company.
Douglas Tilden
1860–1935 (age 75)
Mountain View Cemetery
Sculptor.
Eben Byers
1880–1932 (age 52)
Allegheny Cemetery
Wealthy American industrialist and socialite noted for his gruesome death caused by consumption of radioactive patent me...
Charles H. Kline
1870–1933 (age 63)
Allegheny Cemetery
Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1926 to 1933.
F. T. F. Lovejoy
1854–1932 (age 78)
Allegheny Cemetery
Industrialist and associate of Andrew Carnegie.
Alexander Pollock Moore
1867–1930 (age 63)
Allegheny Cemetery
Publisher of the Pittsburgh Leader and ambassador married to actress Lillian Russell.
John Buchanan Robinson
1846–1933 (age 87)
Allegheny Cemetery
United States Congressman.
James Banning
1900–1933 (age 33)
Evergreen Cemetery
Pioneering African American aviator.
Kate Brousseau
1862–1938 (age 76)
Evergreen Cemetery
Chair of the Psychology Department at Mills College.
Pearlretta DuPuy
1871–1939 (age 68)
Evergreen Cemetery
Musician and composer.
Katherine Grant
1904–1937 (age 33)
Evergreen Cemetery
Silent film actress.
James B. Aswell
1869–1931 (age 62)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Educator and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1913 to 1931.
Glenn Brown
1854–1932 (age 78)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Architect and historian known for his contributions to American architecture.
Julius Garfinckel
1872–1936 (age 64)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Merchant and founder of Garfinckel's department store in Washington.
William Henry Holmes
1846–1933 (age 87)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Scientist known for contributions to American anthropology and archaeology.
Edouard Trebaol
1905–1935 (age 30)
Los Angeles
Edouard Trebaol was a French-born resident of Los Angeles who lived from 1905 to 1935.
Mehmed Abdülkerim Efendi
1906–1935 (age 29)
New York City
Mehmed Abdülkerim Efendi was an Ottoman official born in Istanbul in 1906 who died in 1935.
Charles Augustus Rosenheimer Campbell
1863–1931 (age 68)
San Antonio
Charles Augustus Rosenheimer Campbell was a San Antonio resident who lived from 1863 to 1931.
Alice Dunbar Nelson
1875–1935 (age 60)
Philadelphia
Alice Dunbar Nelson was an African American writer, activist, and educator from New Orleans who lived from 1875 to 1935.
Morris Sigman
1881–1931 (age 50)
Philadelphia
Morris Sigman was a labor union leader born in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in 1881 who died in Philadelphia in 1931.
Mary Emma Holmes
1839–1937 (age 98)
Chicago
Mary Emma Holmes was an American author born in Peoria County in 1839 who lived until 1937.
Frank Abercrombie
1851–1939 (age 88)
Philadelphia
Frank Abercrombie was a Fort Towson native who lived from 1851 to 1939.
George Horace Lorimer
1867–1937 (age 70)
Philadelphia
George Horace Lorimer was an American editor and publisher born in Louisville in 1867 who died in 1937.
Sarah Feige Foner
1854–1937 (age 83)
Pittsburgh
Sarah Feige Foner was a Riga-born immigrant who lived from 1854 to 1937.
William C. Devecmon
1861–1939 (age 78)
Baltimore
William C. Devecmon was a Cumberland resident who lived from 1861 to 1939.
Arthur Edmund Seaman
1858–1937 (age 79)
Marquette
Arthur Edmund Seaman was a Casnovia native who lived from 1858 to 1937.
Charles Eastman
1858–1939 (age 81)
Detroit
Charles Eastman was a Lakota physician and author born in Redwood Falls in 1858 who died in 1939.
Margaret Brewer Fowler
1863–1931 (age 68)
Detroit
Margaret Brewer Fowler was an Oakland resident who lived from 1863 to 1931.
Richard Halliburton
1900–1939 (age 39)
Memphis
Richard Halliburton was an American adventurer and travel writer born in Brownsville in 1900 who died in 1939.
Ginger Shinault
1892–1930 (age 38)
Memphis
Ginger Shinault was a Benton resident who lived from 1892 to 1930.
John Van Alstyne Weaver
1893–1938 (age 45)
Charlotte
John Van Alstyne Weaver was an American poet and author known for his verse and literary works during the early 20th cen...
John R. Harter
1857–1931 (age 74)
San Diego
John R. Harter was an Indiana-born individual who lived from 1857 to 1931.
Theodore Francis Van Wagenen
1849–1935 (age 86)
Denver
Theodore Francis Van Wagenen was a New York City native who lived during the mid-to-late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Alexander Stephens Jackson
1855–1936 (age 81)
Dallas
Alexander Stephens Jackson was a Griffin resident who lived from 1855 to 1936.
Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer
1851–1934 (age 83)
Brooklyn
Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer was a New York-based writer and art critic influential in American cultural discourse.
Sarah Cooper Hewitt
1859–1930 (age 71)
Brooklyn
Sarah Cooper Hewitt was a New York philanthropist and co-founder of the Cooper Hewitt Museum.
Reginald John Adrian Yzendoorn
1872–1935 (age 63)
Honolulu
Reginald John Adrian Yzendoorn was a Dutch-born Catholic missionary and historian who served in Hawaii.
William Patrick Kenney
1870–1939 (age 69)
Minneapolis
William Patrick Kenney was a Watertown native who lived from 1870 to 1939.
Henry C. Hansbrough
1848–1933 (age 85)
United States Capitol
Henry C. Hansbrough was a U.S. Senator from North Dakota and prominent political figure of the late 19th century.
Samuel Unsworth
1852–1933 (age 81)
Ogden
Samuel Unsworth was an individual who lived from 1852 to 1933.