In the year 1940
476 Notable deaths
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
Austrian and parmese imperial and royal (1882–1940).
Born January 6th, 1882 in Linz.
Died February 25th, 1940 at 58 years old in Lausanne.
Gyula Kellner
Athletics competitor.
Born April 11th, 1871 in Pest.
Died July 28th, 1940 at 69 years old in Szolnok.
Eduard Schwartz
German philologist (1858–1940).
Born August 22nd, 1858 in Kiel.
Died February 13th, 1940 at 81 years old in Munich.
Hans von Gronau
German general (1850–1940).
Born December 6th, 1850 in Märkische Heide.
Died February 22nd, 1940 at 89 years old in Potsdam.
Julius Paulsen
Danish painter (1860-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1860 in Odense.
Died February 17th, 1940 at 79 years old in Copenhagen.
Xiao Youmei
Chinese composer (1884-1940).
Born January 7th, 1884 in Zhongshan.
Died December 31st, 1940 at 56 years old in Shanghai.
Nikolai Triik
Estonian painter (1884–1940).
Born August 7th, 1884 in Tallinn.
Died August 12th, 1940 at 56 years old in Tallinn.
Eugenie Schwarzwald
Austrian educator and writer (1872-1940).
Born July 4th, 1872 in Ternopil, Polupanivka.
Died August 7th, 1940 at 68 years old in Zurich.
Eugène Laermans
Belgian painter (1864-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1864 in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.
Died February 22nd, 1940 at 75 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Philipp Furtwängler
German mathematician (1869–1940).
Born April 21st, 1869 in Elze.
Died May 19th, 1940 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Wilhelm Anderson
Baltic german astronomer and astrophysicist (1880-1940).
Born October 28th, 1880 in Minsk.
Died March 26th, 1940 at 59 years old in Międzyrzecz.
Jazep Losik
Belarusian opinion journalist, writer and poet (1883—1940).
Born November 18th, 1883 in Mіkalajeŭščyna.
Died April 1st, 1940 at 56 years old in Saratov.
Marie Egner
Austrian artist (1850-1940).
Born August 25th, 1850 in Bad Radkersburg.
Died March 31st, 1940 at 89 years old in Vienna.
Dimitar Stanchov
Prime minister of bulgaria (1863-1940).
Born May 21st, 1863 in Svishtov.
Died May 23rd, 1940 at 77 years old in Sofia.
Albert Richter
German racing cyclist killed by the nazis (1912-1940).
Born October 14th, 1912 in Ehrenfeld.
Died January 2nd, 1940 at 27 years old in Lörrach.
Agnes von Krusenstjerna
Swedish writer (1894-1940).
Born October 9th, 1894 in Växjö Parish.
Died March 10th, 1940 at 45 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish (cancer).
John Devey
English footballer (1866-1940).
Born December 26th, 1866 in Birmingham.
Died October 11th, 1940 at 73 years old in Birmingham.
Ville Vallgren
Finnish sculptor (1855-1940).
Born December 15th, 1855 in Porvoo. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1940 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Albin Lermusiaux
French athlete (1874-1940).
Born August 9th, 1874 in Noisy-le-Sec. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1940 at 65 years old in Maisons-Laffitte. [ref]
Joe De Grasse
Canadian film director (1873-1940).
Born May 4th, 1873 in New Brunswick.
Died May 25th, 1940 at 67 years old in California (cardiovascular disease).
Georgia Coleman
Diver.
Born January 23rd, 1912 in St. Maries.
Died September 14th, 1940 at 28 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Fini Henriques
Danish composer (1867-1940).
Born October 20th, 1867 in Frederiksberg.
Died October 27th, 1940 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Otto Rippert
German film director and actor (1869-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1869 in Offenbach am Main.
Died January 15th, 1940 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir
Icelandic politician, editor (1856-1940).
Born September 27th, 1856 in Austur-Húnavatnssýsla.
Died March 16th, 1940 at 83 years old in Reykjavík.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 476
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht