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In the year 1940
444 Notable deaths
William V. Mong
Actor, screenwriter, film director (1875-1940).
Born June 25th, 1875 in Chambersburg.
Died December 10th, 1940 at 65 years old in Studio City (disease).
Gunnar Höckert
Finnish runner (1910–1940).
Born February 12th, 1910 in Helsinki.
Died February 11th, 1940 at 29 years old in Karelian Isthmus.
Ljubomir Davidović
Prime minister of the kingdom of serbs, croats, and slovenes (1863-1940).
Born December 24th, 1863 in Vlaško Polje.
Died February 19th, 1940 at 76 years old in Belgrade.
Helene Chadwick
Actress (1897-1940).
Born November 25th, 1897 in Oneida County.
Died September 5th, 1940 at 42 years old in Los Angeles.
Mary Vaux Walcott
American artist, photographer, botanist and naturalist (1860-1940).
Born July 31st, 1860 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1940 at 80 years old in New Brunswick, St. Andrews. [ref]
Menno ter Braak
Dutch writer (1902-1940).
Born January 26th, 1902 in Eibergen.
Died May 15th, 1940 at 38 years old in The Hague (intoxication).
Paul Ferdinand Schilder
Austrian neurologist and pychiatrist (1886–1940).
Born February 15th, 1886 in Vienna.
Died December 18th, 1940 at 54 years old in New York City.
La Jana
Austro-german dancer and actress (1905–1940).
Born February 24th, 1905 in Mauer.
Died March 13th, 1940 at 35 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Thomas Little Heath
British civil servant, mathematician and classicist (1861–1940).
Born October 5th, 1861 in Barnetby le Wold.
Died March 16th, 1940 at 78 years old in Ashtead.
Gheorghe Argeșanu
Romanian general (1883-1940).
Born February 28th, 1883 in Caracal.
Died November 26th, 1940 at 57 years old in Jilava (deliberate murder).
A. H. Tammsaare
Estonian writer (1878–1940).
Born January 30th, 1878 in Albu Rural Municipality.
Died March 1st, 1940 at 62 years old in Tallinn.
Dick Ket
Dutch painter (1902-1940).
Born October 10th, 1902 in Den Helder.
Died September 15th, 1940 at 37 years old in Bennekom.
Léon Frédéric
Belgian artist (1856-1940).
Born August 26th, 1856 in City of Brussels.
Died July 7th, 1940 at 83 years old in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek. [ref]
Giuseppe Motta
Member of the swiss federal council (1871-1940).
Born December 29th, 1871 in Airolo.
Died January 23rd, 1940 at 68 years old in Bern (stroke).
Dmitry Filosofov
Russian journalist (1872–1940).
Born April 7th, 1872 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 4th, 1940 at 68 years old in Otwock.
Filipp Malyavin
Russian painter (1869-1940).
Born October 23rd, 1869 in Kazanka.
Died December 23rd, 1940 at 71 years old in Nice.
Fritz Weitzel
Ss leader (1904-1940).
Born April 27th, 1904 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died June 19th, 1940 at 36 years old in Düsseldorf.
Marcel Granet
French sociologist (1884-1940).
Born February 29th, 1884 in Luc-en-Diois.
Died November 25th, 1940 at 56 years old in Sceaux.
Georg von Arco
German physicist.
Born August 30th, 1869 in Gorzyce, Silesian Voivodeship.
Died May 5th, 1940 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Frederick Converse
American classical music composer (1871-1940).
Born January 5th, 1871 in Newton.
Died June 8th, 1940 at 69 years old in Westwood.
Ernst Weiss
Czech physician and writer.
Born August 28th, 1882 in Brno. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1940 at 57 years old in Paris (exsanguination). [ref]
Edmund Rumpler
Austrian automobile and aircraft designer (1872-1940).
Born January 4th, 1872 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1940 at 68 years old in Züsow. [ref]
Lugné-Poe
French actor and director (1869–1940).
Born December 27th, 1869 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 19th, 1940 at 70 years old in Avignon.
Bob Glendenning
English footballer and manager (1888-1940).
Born June 6th, 1888 in Washington.
Died November 19th, 1940 at 52 years old
Alessandro Bonci
Italian opera singer (1870–1940).
Born February 10th, 1870 in Cesena.
Died August 10th, 1940 at 70 years old in Viserba.
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