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In the year 1940
444 Notable deaths
Edgar Buckingham
American physicist.
Born July 8th, 1867 in Philadelphia.
Died April 29th, 1940 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C..
Rei Nikola Ivanov v
Bulgarian general (1861-1940).
Born March 14th, 1861 in Kalofer.
Died September 10th, 1940 at 79 years old in Sofia.
Paul Juon
Russian composer.
Born March 8th, 1872 in Moscow.
Died August 21st, 1940 at 68 years old in Vevey.
Nikolai Sukhanov
Soviet economist (1882-1940).
Born December 9th, 1882 in Moscow.
Died June 29th, 1940 at 57 years old in Omsk (gunshot wound).
Édouard Claparède
Swiss neurologist & pedagogue (1873-1940).
Born March 24th, 1873 in Geneva.
Died September 29th, 1940 at 67 years old in Geneva.
Andrew Hannah
Scottish footballer (1864-1940).
Born September 17th, 1864 in Renton.
Died June 17th, 1940 at 75 years old in Scotland.
Heinrich Kayser
German physicist (1853–1940).
Born March 16th, 1853 in Bingen am Rhein.
Died October 14th, 1940 at 87 years old in Bonn.
Cyrus Adler
Jewish american historian, scholar, religious leader (1863–1940).
Born September 13th, 1863 in Van Buren.
Died April 7th, 1940 at 76 years old in Philadelphia.
Sam Eyde
Norwegian engineer and businessman (1866-1940).
Born October 29th, 1866 in Arendal.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 73 years old in Åsgårdstrand.
Pierre Weiss
French physicist (1865-1940).
Born March 25th, 1865 in Mulhouse.
Died October 24th, 1940 at 75 years old in 7th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Paul Passy
French linguist (1859-1940).
Born January 13th, 1859 in Versailles.
Died March 21st, 1940 at 81 years old in Bourg-la-Reine.
Josef Swickard
Actor (1866-1940).
Born June 26th, 1866 in Koblenz.
Died February 29th, 1940 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Xhafer Bej Ypi
Prime minister of albania (1880–1940).
Born January 12th, 1880 in Starje.
Died December 17th, 1940 at 60 years old in Starje.
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer
Polish writer (1865–1940).
Born February 12th, 1865 in Ludźmierz.
Died January 18th, 1940 at 74 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Tomás Carrasquilla
Colombian writer (1858-1940).
Born January 17th, 1858 in Santo Domingo.
Died December 19th, 1940 at 82 years old in Medellín (gangrene).
Joaquín Mir Trinxet
Spanish artist (1873-1940).
Born January 6th, 1873 in Barcelona.
Died April 27th, 1940 at 67 years old in Barcelona.
Umberto Caligaris
Italian footballer (1901-1940).
Born July 26th, 1901 in Casale Monferrato.
Died October 19th, 1940 at 39 years old in Turin.
Felice Nazzaro
Italian racing driver (1881-1940).
Born December 4th, 1881 in Turin.
Died March 21st, 1940 at 58 years old in Turin.
István Thomán
(1862–1940 classical pianist, piano teacher.
Born November 4th, 1862 in Humenné.
Died September 22nd, 1940 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Ruth Harriet Louise
American photographer (1903–1940).
Born January 13th, 1903 in New York City.
Died October 12th, 1940 at 37 years old in Los Angeles (puerperal disorders).
Manuel González García
Spanish roman catholic bishop and saint (1877-1940).
Born February 25th, 1877 in Seville.
Died January 4th, 1940 at 62 years old in Madrid.
Maurice Jaubert
French composer (1900–1940).
Born January 3rd, 1900 in Nice.
Died June 19th, 1940 at 40 years old in Baccarat.
Walter Miller
Actor (1892-1940).
Born March 9th, 1892 in Dayton.
Died March 30th, 1940 at 48 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Adam Zamenhof
Polish ophthalmologist (1888-1940).
Born June 11th, 1888 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1940 at 51 years old in Palmiry.
Pietro Maletti
Italian general (1880-1940).
Born May 24th, 1880 in Castiglione delle Stiviere.
Died December 9th, 1940 at 60 years old in Egypt.
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