In the year 1940
476 Notable deaths
Julia Daudet
French writer, journalist and poet (1844–1940).
Born July 13th, 1844 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 23rd, 1940 at 95 years old in Paris.
Rudolf Thurneysen
Swiss linguist and celticist (1857-1940).
Born March 14th, 1857 in Basel.
Died August 9th, 1940 at 83 years old in Bonn.
Paul Hirsch
German politician (1868-1940).
Born November 17th, 1868 in Prenzlau. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1940 at 71 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.
Platon Kerzhentsev
Russian writer (1881-1940).
Born August 4th, 1881 in Moscow.
Died June 2nd, 1940 at 58 years old in Moscow (cardiac arrest).
Otto Hintze
German historian (1861-1940).
Born August 27th, 1861 in Pyrzyce.
Died April 25th, 1940 at 78 years old in Berlin.
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.
Einar Benediktsson
Icelandic poet (1864-1940).
Born October 31st, 1864 in Elliðavatn.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 75 years old in Herdísarvík.
René Schickele
German-french writer (1883-1940).
Born August 4th, 1883 in Obernai.
Died January 31st, 1940 at 56 years old in Vence.
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).
Walter Kollo
German composer (1878–1940).
Born January 28th, 1878 in Nidzica.
Died September 30th, 1940 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Taqi Arani
Iranian publisher.
Born September 5th, 1902 in Tabriz.
Died February 4th, 1940 at 37 years old in Tehran.
E. Alyn Warren
Actor (1874-1940).
Born June 2nd, 1874 in Richmond.
Died January 22nd, 1940 at 65 years old in Woodland Hills.
Józef Pankiewicz
Polish painter (1866-1940).
Born November 29th, 1866 in Lublin.
Died July 4th, 1940 at 73 years old in La Ciotat.
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.
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.
Arthur Vierendeel
Belgian civil engineer (1852-1940).
Born April 10th, 1852 in Leuven.
Died November 8th, 1940 at 88 years old in Uccle.
Jean-Vincent Scheil
French archaeologist (1858–1940).
Born June 10th, 1858 in Kœnigsmacker.
Died September 21st, 1940 at 82 years old in Paris.
Frank William Taussig
United states economist (1859-1940).
Born December 28th, 1859 in St. Louis.
Died November 11th, 1940 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Alfred Fowler
British astronomer (1868-1940).
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Yorkshire.
Died June 24th, 1940 at 72 years old in Ealing (cerebrovascular disease).
Grover Jones
American screenwriter (1893–1940).
Born November 15th, 1893 in Indiana.
Died September 24th, 1940 at 46 years old in Hollywood.
Clara Southern
Australian artist (1860-1940).
Born October 3rd, 1860 in Kyneton.
Died December 15th, 1940 at 80 years old in Warrandyte, Surrey Hills.
Eugen Beyer
Austrian feldmarschalleutnant (1882-1940).
Born February 18th, 1882 in Pohořelice. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1940 at 58 years old in Salzburg (cancer).
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.
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I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw