In the year 1940
476 Notable deaths
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer
Polish writer (1865–1940).
Born February 12th, 1865 in Ludźmierz.
Died January 18th, 1940 at 74 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Umberto Caligaris
Italian footballer (1901-1940).
Born July 26th, 1901 in Casale Monferrato.
Died October 19th, 1940 at 39 years old in Turin.
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.
Felice Nazzaro
Italian racing driver (1881-1940).
Born December 4th, 1881 in Turin.
Died March 21st, 1940 at 58 years old in Turin.
Joaquín Mir Trinxet
Spanish artist (1873-1940).
Born January 6th, 1873 in Barcelona.
Died April 27th, 1940 at 67 years old in Barcelona.
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).
Maurice Jaubert
French composer (1900–1940).
Born January 3rd, 1900 in Nice.
Died June 19th, 1940 at 40 years old in Baccarat.
István Thomán
(1862–1940 classical pianist, piano teacher.
Born November 4th, 1862 in Humenné.
Died September 22nd, 1940 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Adam Zamenhof
Polish ophthalmologist (1888-1940).
Born June 11th, 1888 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1940 at 51 years old in Palmiry.
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.
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).
Walter Miller
Actor (1892-1940).
Born March 9th, 1892 in Dayton.
Died March 30th, 1940 at 48 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Pietro Maletti
Italian general (1880-1940).
Born May 24th, 1880 in Castiglione delle Stiviere.
Died December 9th, 1940 at 60 years old in Egypt.
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.
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).
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.
Helene Chadwick
Actress (1897-1940).
Born November 25th, 1897 in Oneida County.
Died September 5th, 1940 at 42 years old in Los Angeles.
Gunnar Höckert
Finnish runner (1910–1940).
Born February 12th, 1910 in Helsinki.
Died February 11th, 1940 at 29 years old in Karelian Isthmus.
Gheorghe Argeșanu
Romanian general (1883-1940).
Born February 28th, 1883 in Caracal.
Died November 26th, 1940 at 57 years old in Jilava (deliberate murder).
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 St. Andrews. [ref]
Dmitry Filosofov
Russian journalist (1872–1940).
Born April 7th, 1872 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 4th, 1940 at 68 years old in Otwock.
Dick Ket
Dutch painter (1902-1940).
Born October 10th, 1902 in Den Helder.
Died September 15th, 1940 at 37 years old in Bennekom.
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).
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.
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).
Deaths 251 to 275 of 476
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø