In the year 1940
444 Notable deaths
Alfred Ploetz
German physician.
Born August 22nd, 1860 in Świnoujście.
Died March 20th, 1940 at 79 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee.
Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich
Austrian noble, niece of elisabeth of austria, who had a prominent role in the mayerling incident.
Born February 24th, 1858 in Augsburg.
Died July 4th, 1940 at 82 years old in Augsburg.
Billy Fiske
American bobsledder and pilot (1911-1940).
Born June 4th, 1911 in Brooklyn.
Died August 17th, 1940 at 29 years old in Chichester (killed in action).
Kid McCoy
American boxer (1872-1940).
Born October 13th, 1872 in Rush County.
Died April 18th, 1940 at 67 years old in Detroit.
John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham
Governor of kentucky (1869-1940).
Born August 5th, 1869 in Nelson County.
Died January 9th, 1940 at 70 years old in Louisville.
Jehan Alain
French organist and composer (1911-1940).
Born February 3rd, 1911 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1940 at 29 years old in Saumur.
Mikhail Frinovsky
Great purge perpetrator (1898-1940).
Born February 7th, 1898 in Narovchat.
Died February 4th, 1940 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Wilhelm Stekel
Austrian physician and psychologist (1868-1940).
Born March 18th, 1868 in Boiany.
Died June 25th, 1940 at 72 years old in London (poisoning).
Hamlin Garland
American novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer (1860–1940).
Born September 14th, 1860 in West Salem.
Died March 4th, 1940 at 79 years old in Hollywood.
Berton Churchill
Canadian actor (1876-1940).
Born December 9th, 1876 in Toronto.
Died October 10th, 1940 at 63 years old in New York City (urinary system disease).
Gunnar Asplund
Swedish architect (1885-1940).
Born September 22nd, 1885 in Stockholm.
Died October 20th, 1940 at 55 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz
Belarusian-polish general.
Born February 22nd, 1883 in Meikštai. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1940 at 57 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Luisa Tetrazzini
Italian opera singer (1871-1940).
Born June 29th, 1871 in Florence. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1940 at 68 years old in Milan. [ref]
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist (1892–1940).
Born April 12th, 1892 in New Orleans.
Died August 8th, 1940 at 48 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Verner von Heidenstam
Swedish writer (1859-1940).
Born July 6th, 1859 in Olshammar. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1940 at 80 years old in Övralid. [ref]
Katherine Mayo
American historian (1867–1940).
Born January 27th, 1867 in Ridgway.
Died October 9th, 1940 at 73 years old in New York.
Marguerite Clark
American actress (1883–1940).
Born February 22nd, 1883 in Avondale.
Died September 25th, 1940 at 57 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Amar Singh
Indian cricket player. (1910-1940).
Born December 4th, 1910 in Rajkot.
Died May 21st, 1940 at 29 years old in Jamnagar.
Charles Sumner Tainter
American inventor and businessman (1854–1940).
Born April 25th, 1854 in Watertown.
Died April 20th, 1940 at 85 years old in San Diego.
Ameen Rihani
Arab-american writer (1876-1940).
Born November 24th, 1876 in Freike.
Died September 13th, 1940 at 63 years old in Freike (traffic collision).
Adrienne Morrison
American actress (1883-1940).
Born March 1st, 1883 in New York City.
Died November 20th, 1940 at 57 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Mirsaid Sultan-Galiev
Soviet politician (1892-1940).
Born July 13th, 1892 in Karmaskaly.
Died January 28th, 1940 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler
German artist (1899-1940).
Born December 4th, 1899 in Dresden.
Died July 31st, 1940 at 40 years old in Pirna.
Mikhail Koshkin
Soviet tank designer (1898–1940).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Brynchagi.
Died September 26th, 1940 at 41 years old in Zmiiv Raion (pneumonia).
Alicia Boole Stott
Irish-english mathematician (1860-1940).
Died December 17th, 1940 at 80 years old in England, Highgate.
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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer