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In the year 1940
476 Notable deaths
Hans Rebel
Austrian entomologist (1861–1940).
Born September 2nd, 1861 in Hietzing.
Died May 19th, 1940 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Felix Santschi
Swiss entomologist (1872-1940).
Born December 1st, 1872 in Bex. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1940 at 67 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Martti Marttelin
Athletics competitor (1897-1940).
Born June 18th, 1897 in Nummi.
Died March 1st, 1940 at 42 years old in Burnaya.
Martti Uosikkinen
Olympic gymnast (1909–1940).
Born August 20th, 1909 in Kuopio. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1940 at 30 years old in Battle of Kollaa. [ref]
Andrey Arkhangelsky
Russian geologist.
Born December 8th, 1879 in Ryazan.
Died June 16th, 1940 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Michael Staksrud
Norwegian speed skater (1908–1940).
Born June 2nd, 1908 in Gran Municipality.
Died November 10th, 1940 at 32 years old in Gjersjøen (drowning).
Henry Siedentopf
German physicist (1872-1940).
Born September 22nd, 1872 in Bremen.
Died May 8th, 1940 at 67 years old in Jena.
André Lichtenberger
French writer (1870-1940).
Born November 29th, 1870 in Strasbourg.
Died March 23rd, 1940 at 69 years old in Paris.
Francis Honeycutt
American fencer and military officer (1883–1940).
Born May 26th, 1883 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1940 at 57 years old in Woodbine. [ref]
Piero Toscani
Italian boxer (1904–1940).
Born July 28th, 1904 in Milan.
Died May 23rd, 1940 at 35 years old in Varenna.
Birger Wasenius
Speed skater.
Born December 7th, 1911 in Helsinki.
Died January 2nd, 1940 at 28 years old in Salmi.
Robert Lane
Canadian soccer player (1882-1940).
Born January 15th, 1882 in Galt.
Died November 20th, 1940 at 58 years old in Winnipeg.
Janne Lundblad
Equestrian (1887–1940).
Born April 11th, 1887 in Linköping.
Died November 24th, 1940 at 53 years old in Stockholm.
Helene Böhlau
German writer (1859–1940).
Born November 22nd, 1859 in Weimar. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1940 at 80 years old in Augsburg. [ref]
Tomasz Stankiewicz
Polish racing cyclist (1902-1940).
Born December 28th, 1902 in Warsaw.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 37 years old in Palmiry (execution by shooting).
Perchouhi Partizpanyan-Barseghyan
Armenian politician, writer and humanitarian.
Born July 8th, 1889 in Plovdiv. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1940 at 50 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Philip Tomalin
French cricketer (1858-1940).
Born April 10th, 1858 in Kensington.
Died February 12th, 1940 at 81 years old in Bognor Regis.
Russell Harmer
Sailor.
Born November 5th, 1896 in Cambridge.
Died October 31st, 1940 at 43 years old
Geoffrey Hall-Say
Figure skater (1864–1940).
Born April 27th, 1864 in Bray.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 75 years old in Brighton.
Gustav Goßler
German rower (1879–1940).
Born April 4th, 1879 in Hamburg.
Died April 4th, 1940 at 61 years old in Hamburg.
Alma Sundquist
Swedish physician and gynaecologist (1872-1940).
Born March 23rd, 1872 in Torps församling, Härnösand diocese. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1940 at 67 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Robert Leffler
German actor (1866–1940).
Born January 9th, 1866 in Aschersleben.
Died March 15th, 1940 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Nikolay Strunnikov
Russian speed skater (1886-1940).
Born December 16th, 1886 in Sknyatino.
Died January 12th, 1940 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Joseph Burtt Davy
British botanist (1870-1940).
Born March 7th, 1870 in Derbyshire.
Died August 20th, 1940 at 70 years old in Birmingham.
Hans Luber
German diver (1893-1940).
Born October 15th, 1893 in Munich.
Died October 15th, 1940 at 47 years old in Berlin.
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