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In the year 1940
476 Notable deaths
Juan Carreño
Mexican footballer (1909–1940).
Born August 14th, 1909 in Mexico City.
Died December 16th, 1940 at 31 years old in Mexico City (appendicitis).
Platon Kerzhentsev
Russian writer (1881-1940).
Born August 4th, 1881 in Moscow.
Died June 2nd, 1940 at 58 years old in Moscow (cardiac arrest).
René Schickele
German-french writer (1883-1940).
Born August 4th, 1883 in Obernai.
Died January 31st, 1940 at 56 years old in Vence.
Walter Kollo
German composer (1878–1940).
Born January 28th, 1878 in Nidzica.
Died September 30th, 1940 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Arthur Vierendeel
Belgian civil engineer (1852-1940).
Born April 10th, 1852 in Leuven.
Died November 8th, 1940 at 88 years old in Uccle.
Edward Denison Ross
British linguist and orientalist (1871-1940).
Born June 6th, 1871 in London.
Died November 23rd, 1940 at 69 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
E. Alyn Warren
Actor (1874-1940).
Born June 2nd, 1874 in Richmond.
Died January 22nd, 1940 at 65 years old in Woodland Hills.
Célestin Bouglé
French philosopher (1870-1940).
Born June 1st, 1870 in Saint-Brieuc.
Died January 25th, 1940 at 69 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Józef Pankiewicz
Polish painter (1866-1940).
Born November 29th, 1866 in Lublin.
Died July 4th, 1940 at 73 years old in La Ciotat.
Taqi Arani
Iranian publisher.
Born September 5th, 1902 in Tabriz.
Died February 4th, 1940 at 37 years old in Tehran.
Thomas Ball Barratt
Norwegian pentecostal pastor (1862–1940).
Born July 22nd, 1862 in Albaston.
Died January 29th, 1940 at 77 years old in Oslo.
Dimitrija Čupovski
Macedonian writer (1878–1940).
Born November 8th, 1878 in Papradište.
Died October 29th, 1940 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jean-Vincent Scheil
French archaeologist (1858–1940).
Born June 10th, 1858 in Kœnigsmacker.
Died September 21st, 1940 at 82 years old in Paris.
Alfred Fowler
British astronomer (1868-1940).
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Yorkshire.
Died June 24th, 1940 at 72 years old in Ealing (cerebrovascular disease).
Clara Southern
Australian artist (1860-1940).
Born October 3rd, 1860 in Kyneton.
Died December 15th, 1940 at 80 years old in Warrandyte, Surrey Hills.
Maude Turner Gordon
Actress (1868-1940).
Born November 10th, 1868 in Franklin.
Died January 12th, 1940 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
William Faversham
British-born american actor (1868-1940).
Born February 12th, 1868 in London.
Died April 7th, 1940 at 72 years old in Long Island.
Victor Henri
French physical chemist, physiologist and experimental psychologist (1872-1940).
Born July 6th, 1872 in Marseille.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 67 years old in La Rochelle.
Rudolf Olden
Journalist, author, lawyer and human rights activist (1885–1940).
Born January 14th, 1885 in Szczecin. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1940 at 55 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
John Rand
American actor (1871-1940).
Born November 19th, 1871 in New Haven.
Died January 25th, 1940 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Fanny Brate
Swedish painter (1862-1940).
Born February 26th, 1861 in The Royal Court Parish. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1940 at 79 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Viktor Léon
Austrian librettist (1858–1940).
Born January 4th, 1858 in Senica. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1940 at 82 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Charles Richman
Actor (1865-1940).
Born January 12th, 1865 in Chicago.
Died December 1st, 1940 at 75 years old in The Bronx.
Sylvia Ashton
Actress (1880–1940).
Born January 26th, 1880 in Denver.
Died November 17th, 1940 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
Eugen Beyer
Austrian feldmarschalleutnant (1882-1940).
Born February 18th, 1882 in Pohořelice. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1940 at 58 years old in Salzburg (cancer).
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