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In the year 1940
476 Notable deaths
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).
Philip Tomalin
French cricketer (1858-1940).
Born April 10th, 1858 in Kensington.
Died February 12th, 1940 at 81 years old in Bognor Regis.
Helene Böhlau
German writer (1859–1940).
Born November 22nd, 1859 in Weimar. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1940 at 80 years old in Augsburg. [ref]
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]
Russell Harmer
Sailor.
Born November 5th, 1896 in Cambridge.
Died October 31st, 1940 at 43 years old
Joseph Burtt Davy
British botanist (1870-1940).
Born March 7th, 1870 in Derbyshire.
Died August 20th, 1940 at 70 years old in Birmingham.
Geoffrey Hall-Say
Figure skater (1864–1940).
Born April 27th, 1864 in Bray.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 75 years old in Brighton.
Sofia Rusova
Ukrainian writer and activist.
Born February 18th, 1856 in Oleshnia.
Died February 5th, 1940 at 83 years old in Prague.
Nikolay Strunnikov
Russian speed skater (1886-1940).
Born December 16th, 1886 in Sknyatino.
Died January 12th, 1940 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Gustav Goßler
German rower (1879–1940).
Born April 4th, 1879 in Hamburg.
Died April 4th, 1940 at 61 years old in Hamburg.
Robert Leffler
German actor (1866–1940).
Born January 9th, 1866 in Aschersleben.
Died March 15th, 1940 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Gabriele Possanner
Austrian physician (1860–1940).
Born January 27th, 1860 in Buda.
Died March 14th, 1940 at 80 years old in Vienna.
Heinrich Nauen
German painter (1880-1940).
Born June 1st, 1880 in Krefeld.
Died November 26th, 1940 at 60 years old in Kalkar (stomach cancer).
Hans Luber
German diver (1893-1940).
Born October 15th, 1893 in Munich.
Died October 15th, 1940 at 47 years old in Berlin.
Alfred Kienzle
German water polo player (1913-1940).
Born May 1st, 1913 in Stuttgart.
Died September 4th, 1940 at 27 years old in Reims.
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.
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]
Julius Thomson
Canadian rower (1882–1940).
Born September 4th, 1882 in Toronto.
Died October 26th, 1940 at 58 years old in Kenora.
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]
Therese Schlesinger-Eckstein
Austrian politician (1863–1940).
Born June 6th, 1863 in Vienna.
Died June 5th, 1940 at 76 years old in Blois.
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