In the year 1940
476 Notable deaths
Ferdinand Hellmesberger
Austrian musician (1863-1940).
Born January 24th, 1863 in Vienna.
Died March 15th, 1940 at 77 years old in Vienna.
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.
Ernest W. Gibson
American politician (1871–1940).
Born December 29th, 1871 in Londonderry.
Died June 20th, 1940 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C..
Karl Hermann Zahn
German botanist (1865-1940).
Born December 3rd, 1865 in Baiertal.
Died April 8th, 1940 at 74 years old in Haigerloch.
Arthur Southern
Gymnast (1883–1940).
Born March 26th, 1883 in Sowerby Bridge.
Died June 5th, 1940 at 57 years old in Dorset.
Ove Dahl
Norwegian botanist (1862-1940).
Born January 29th, 1862 in Orkdal Municipality.
Died September 17th, 1940 at 78 years old in Oslo.
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.
Nestor Nyzhankivskyi
Ukrainian composer, pianist and music critic.
Born August 31st, 1893 in Berezhany.
Died April 10th, 1940 at 46 years old in Łódź.
Marcel Van Crombrugge
Belgian rower (1880-1940).
Born September 13th, 1880 in Ghent.
Died September 23rd, 1940 at 60 years old in Ghent.
Norman Bingley
English sailor (1863-1940).
Born September 17th, 1863 in City of Westminster.
Died January 16th, 1940 at 76 years old
Jacques Mairesse
French footballer (1905-1940).
Born February 27th, 1905 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 13th, 1940 at 35 years old in Véron.
Ida Matton
Swedish sculptor (1863–1940).
Born February 24th, 1863 in Gävle Parish. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1940 at 77 years old in Gävle Parish. [ref]
Harald Sandberg
Swedish sport sailor (1883–1940).
Born October 22nd, 1883 in Gothenburg.
Died November 28th, 1940 at 57 years old
Arthur Ahnger
Sailor (1886-1940).
Born February 28th, 1886 in Raseborg.
Died December 7th, 1940 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Waltraud Dressel
Swimmer (1893–1940).
Born June 3rd, 1893 in Magdeburg.
Died June 10th, 1940 at 47 years old in Magdeburg.
Otto Silber
Estonian association football player (1893-1940).
Born March 17th, 1893 in Kehtna Rural Municipality.
Died December 23rd, 1940 at 47 years old in Saue Rural Municipality.
Manuel Escandón
Polo player (1857-1940).
Born August 13th, 1857 in Mexico City.
Died December 13th, 1940 at 83 years old in Mexico City.
Romualdo Ghiglione
Gymnast (1891–1940).
Born February 25th, 1891 in Rivarolo.
Died March 12th, 1940 at 49 years old in Rivarolo.
Marica Nadlišek Bartol
Editor.
Born February 10th, 1867 in Trieste. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1940 at 72 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Fernand Fauconnier
French gymnast (1890-1940).
Born April 16th, 1890 in Marpent. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1940 at 50 years old in Hautmont. [ref]
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bonch-Bruevich
Russian engineer (1888-1940).
Born February 21st, 1888 in Oryol.
Died March 7th, 1940 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
Dmitry Rozhdestvensky
Russian physicist (1876-1940).
Born April 7th, 1876 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 25th, 1940 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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]
Alfred Schneidau
British cricketer and association football player (1867-1940).
Born February 5th, 1867 in Camden Town.
Died January 24th, 1940 at 72 years old in London.
Deaths 451 to 475 of 476
People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin