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In the year 1940
476 Notable deaths
William Robinson
British swimmer (1870–1940); olympic silver medallist.
Born June 23rd, 1870 in Airdrie.
Died July 4th, 1940 at 70 years old in Liverpool.
Hans Bernhardt
German cyclist (1906–1940).
Born January 28th, 1906 in Hanover.
Died November 29th, 1940 at 34 years old in Amsterdam.
Alfred Kienzle
German water polo player (1913-1940).
Born May 1st, 1913 in Stuttgart.
Died September 4th, 1940 at 27 years old in Reims.
Julius Thomson
Canadian rower (1882–1940).
Born September 4th, 1882 in Toronto.
Died October 26th, 1940 at 58 years old in Kenora.
Heinrich Nauen
German painter (1880-1940).
Born June 1st, 1880 in Krefeld.
Died November 26th, 1940 at 60 years old in Kalkar (stomach cancer).
Daniela von Bülow
German pianist (1860-1940).
Born October 12th, 1860 in Berlin.
Died July 28th, 1940 at 79 years old in Bayreuth.
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.
Ervin Mészáros
Fencer (1877–1940).
Born April 2nd, 1877 in Budapest.
Died May 21st, 1940 at 63 years old in Budapest.
John Duha
Gymnast (1875–1940).
Born February 16th, 1875 in Chicago.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 64 years old in Chicago.
Anna Kleman
Swedish suffragist and peace activist (1862-1940).
Born November 24th, 1862 in Royal Karlskrona Admiralty parish. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1940 at 77 years old in Skeppsholm church parish (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Harry Wahl
Sailor (1869–1940).
Born July 17th, 1869 in Hamina.
Died July 31st, 1940 at 71 years old in Vyborg.
Nyrki Tapiovaara
Finnish film director (1911-1940).
Born September 10th, 1911 in Pitäjänmäki. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1940 at 28 years old in Tohmajärvi, Suojärvi.
Růžena Jesenská
Czech writer (1863-1940).
Born June 17th, 1863 in Smíchov.
Died July 14th, 1940 at 77 years old in Malá Strana (atherosclerosis). [ref]
Ida von Schulzenheim
Swedish painter (1859-1940).
Born January 8th, 1859 in Västra Skedvi. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1940 at 81 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Theophan (Bystrov)
Russian archbishop (1873-1940).
Born January 12th, 1873 in Podmoshye.
Died February 6th, 1940 at 67 years old in Limeray.
Ferdinand Hellmesberger
Austrian musician (1863-1940).
Born January 24th, 1863 in Vienna.
Died March 15th, 1940 at 77 years old in Vienna.
Therese Schlesinger-Eckstein
Austrian politician (1863–1940).
Born June 6th, 1863 in Vienna.
Died June 5th, 1940 at 76 years old in Blois.
Arthur Southern
Gymnast (1883–1940).
Born March 26th, 1883 in Sowerby Bridge.
Died June 5th, 1940 at 57 years old in Dorset.
Karl Hermann Zahn
German botanist (1865-1940).
Born December 3rd, 1865 in Baiertal.
Died April 8th, 1940 at 74 years old in Haigerloch.
Frederick Merriman
British tug of war competitor (1873–1940).
Born May 18th, 1873 in Chipping Campden.
Died June 27th, 1940 at 67 years old in Gloucester.
Arthur Carnell
Sport shooter (1862–1940).
Born March 21st, 1862 in London.
Died September 11th, 1940 at 78 years old in London.
Ove Dahl
Norwegian botanist (1862-1940).
Born January 29th, 1862 in Orkdal Municipality.
Died September 17th, 1940 at 78 years old in Oslo.
Marcel Van Crombrugge
Belgian rower (1880-1940).
Born September 13th, 1880 in Ghent.
Died September 23rd, 1940 at 60 years old in Ghent.
Nestor Nyzhankivskyi
Ukrainian composer, pianist and music critic.
Born August 31st, 1893 in Berezhany.
Died April 10th, 1940 at 46 years old in Łódź.
Norman Bingley
English sailor (1863-1940).
Born September 17th, 1863 in City of Westminster.
Died January 16th, 1940 at 76 years old
Deaths 426 to 450 of 476
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