In the year 1940
475 Notable deaths
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 (1882-1940).
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.
Emilio Comici
Italian mountaineer (1901–1940).
Born February 21st, 1901 in Trieste.
Died October 19th, 1940 at 39 years old in Sëlva.
John Renshaw Carson
American telecommunications engineer (1886-1940).
Born June 28th, 1886 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 31st, 1940 at 54 years old in New Hope.
Robert Gunther
British zoologist (1869–1940).
Born August 23rd, 1869 in Surrey.
Died March 9th, 1940 at 70 years old in Oxfordshire.
Albert Engström
Swedish artist (1869-1940).
Born May 12th, 1869 in Lönneberga.
Died November 16th, 1940 at 71 years old in Sankt Matteus (CaVe). [ref]
Saint-Pol-Roux
French poet (1861–1940).
Born January 15th, 1861 in Marseille.
Died October 18th, 1940 at 79 years old in Brest.
Hermann Kantorowicz
German jurist (1877–1940).
Born November 18th, 1877 in Poznań.
Died February 12th, 1940 at 62 years old in Cambridge.
Hendrik Marsman
Dutch writer (1899–1940).
Born September 30th, 1899 in Zeist.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 40 years old in Bay of Biscay (drowning).
Dmytro Yavornytsky
Ukrainian academic.
Born November 6th, 1855 in Borysivka.
Died August 5th, 1940 at 84 years old in Dnipro.
Nagahisa Kitashirakawa
Japanese military personnel (1910-1940).
Born February 19th, 1910 in Takanawa.
Died September 4th, 1940 at 30 years old in Zhangjiakou.
Georg Alexander von Müller
German admiral (1854–1940).
Born March 24th, 1854 in Chemnitz.
Died April 18th, 1940 at 86 years old in Hangelsberg.
Jean Verdier
Catholic cardinal (1864-1940).
Born February 19th, 1864 in Lacroix-Barrez.
Died April 9th, 1940 at 76 years old in Paris.
Paul Hirsch
German politician (1868-1940).
Born November 17th, 1868 in Prenzlau. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1940 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Józef Marcinkiewicz
Polish mathematician.
Born March 30th, 1910 in Cimoszka.
Died April 5th, 1940 at 30 years old in Kharkiv (execution by shooting).
Luo Zhenyu
Qing dynasty scholar (1866-1940).
Born August 8th, 1866 in Huai'an District.
Died May 14th, 1940 at 73 years old in Dalian.
Rudolf Thurneysen
Swiss linguist and celticist (1857-1940).
Born March 14th, 1857 in Basel.
Died August 9th, 1940 at 83 years old in Bonn.
Einar Benediktsson
Icelandic poet (1864-1940).
Born October 31st, 1864 in Elliðavatn.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 75 years old in Herdísarvík.
Otto Hintze
German historian (1861-1940).
Born August 27th, 1861 in Pyrzyce.
Died April 25th, 1940 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Fritz Erler
German artist (1868-1940).
Born December 15th, 1868 in Ząbkowice Śląskie.
Died December 11th, 1940 at 71 years old in Munich.
Adolpho Lutz
Brazilian physician and zoologist (1855-1940).
Born December 18th, 1855 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 6th, 1940 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 475
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