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.
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
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..
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.
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]
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.
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.
Romualdo Ghiglione
Gymnast (1891–1940).
Born February 25th, 1891 in Rivarolo.
Died March 12th, 1940 at 49 years old in Rivarolo.
Fernand Fauconnier
French gymnast (1890-1940).
Born April 16th, 1890 in Marpent. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1940 at 50 years old in Hautmont. [ref]
Marica Nadlišek Bartol
Editor.
Born February 10th, 1867 in Trieste. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1940 at 72 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Manuel Escandón
Polo player (1857-1940).
Born August 13th, 1857 in Mexico City.
Died December 13th, 1940 at 83 years old in Mexico City.
Dmitry Rozhdestvensky
Russian physicist (1876-1940).
Born April 7th, 1876 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 25th, 1940 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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.
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).
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]
Deaths 451 to 475 of 476
Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce