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In the year 1940
476 Notable deaths
Edvarts Virza
Latvian writer, poet and translator (1883-1940).
Born December 27th, 1883 in Rāceņi. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1940 at 56 years old in Riga. [ref]
Angelo Gremo
Italian road bicycle racer (1887–1940).
Born December 3rd, 1887 in Turin.
Died August 5th, 1940 at 52 years old in Turin.
Olga Guramishvili-Nikoladze
Georgian biologist and educator.
Born July 29th, 1855 in Avchala.
Died May 24th, 1940 at 84 years old in Tbilisi.
Rudolf Medek
Czechoslovak legioneer, poet, general, politic writer and bookwriter (1890-1940).
Born January 8th, 1890 in Hradec Králové. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1940 at 50 years old in Libeň. [ref]
Heinrich von Handel-Mazzetti
Austrian botanist (1882-1940).
Born February 19th, 1882 in Vienna.
Died February 1st, 1940 at 57 years old in Vienna (struck by vehicle).
Ole Lilloe-Olsen
Sport shooter (1883–1940).
Born April 27th, 1883 in Vestre Aker.
Died April 30th, 1940 at 57 years old in Vestre Aker.
Ludwig Dill
Painter from germany (1848-1940).
Born February 2nd, 1848 in Gernsbach.
Died March 31st, 1940 at 92 years old in Karlsruhe.
David Hammond
American swimmer (1882–1940).
Born April 5th, 1882 in Chicago.
Died February 3rd, 1940 at 57 years old in Miami.
Hanns Katz
German painter (1882–1940).
Born July 24th, 1892 in Karlsruhe.
Died November 17th, 1940 at 48 years old in Johannesburg.
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]
Robert Lane
Canadian soccer player (1882-1940).
Born January 15th, 1882 in Galt.
Died November 20th, 1940 at 58 years old in Winnipeg.
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.
Martti Marttelin
Athletics competitor (1897-1940).
Born June 18th, 1897 in Nummi.
Died March 1st, 1940 at 42 years old in Burnaya.
Isidro Goma y Tomas
Catholic cardinal (1869–1940).
Born August 19th, 1869 in La Riba.
Died August 22nd, 1940 at 71 years old in Toledo.
Theophan (Bystrov)
Russian archbishop (1873-1940).
Born January 12th, 1873 in Podmoshye.
Died February 6th, 1940 at 67 years old in Limeray.
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).
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]
André Lichtenberger
French writer (1870-1940).
Born November 29th, 1870 in Strasbourg.
Died March 23rd, 1940 at 69 years old in Paris.
Henry Siedentopf
German physicist (1872-1940).
Born September 22nd, 1872 in Bremen.
Died May 8th, 1940 at 67 years old in Jena.
Piero Toscani
Italian boxer (1904–1940).
Born July 28th, 1904 in Milan.
Died May 23rd, 1940 at 35 years old in Varenna.
Daniela von Bülow
German pianist (1860-1940).
Born October 12th, 1860 in Berlin.
Died July 28th, 1940 at 79 years old in Bayreuth.
Birger Wasenius
Speed skater.
Born December 7th, 1911 in Helsinki.
Died January 2nd, 1940 at 28 years old in Salmi.
Janne Lundblad
Equestrian (1887–1940).
Born April 11th, 1887 in Linköping.
Died November 24th, 1940 at 53 years old in Stockholm.
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