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In the year 1940
444 Notable deaths
Nae Ionescu
Romanian philosopher, logician, mathematician, professor, and journalist.
Born June 16th, 1890 in Brăila.
Died March 15th, 1940 at 49 years old in Miercurea Ciuc. [ref]
Katherine Olivia Sessions
American botanist and landscape architect (1857-1940).
Born November 8th, 1857 in San Francisco.
Died March 24th, 1940 at 82 years old in San Diego.
Charles Stanton Ogle
Actor (1865-1940).
Born June 5th, 1865 in Steubenville.
Died October 11th, 1940 at 75 years old in Long Beach.
Helmut Wick
German officer and fighter pilot in world war ii.
Born August 5th, 1915 in Mannheim.
Died November 28th, 1940 at 25 years old in English Channel (killed in action).
John Wray
American character actor (1887-1940).
Born February 13th, 1887 in Philadelphia.
Died April 5th, 1940 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Gaston Billotte
French military officer (1875-1940).
Born February 10th, 1875 in Sommeval.
Died May 23rd, 1940 at 65 years old in Ypres (traffic collision).
Princess Masako Takeda
Japanese princess; daughter of emperor meiji and sono sachiko (1888–1940).
Born September 30th, 1888 in Tokyo.
Died March 8th, 1940 at 51 years old in Tokyo.
Maude Abbott
Canadian physician (1868–1940).
Born March 18th, 1868 in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil.
Died September 2nd, 1940 at 72 years old in Montreal (cerebral hemorrhage).
José Félix Estigarribia
President of paraguay (1888-1940).
Born February 21st, 1888 in Caraguatay.
Died September 7th, 1940 at 52 years old in Altos (aviation accident).
Key Pittman
American politician (1872-1940).
Born September 18th, 1872 in Vicksburg.
Died November 10th, 1940 at 68 years old in Reno (myocardial infarction).
Ellen Gates Starr
American social activist (1859–1940).
Born March 19th, 1859 in Laona Township.
Died February 10th, 1940 at 80 years old in Suffern (heart failure).
Raymond Unwin
British engineer, architect and town planner (1863–1940).
Born November 2nd, 1863 in Whiston.
Died June 29th, 1940 at 76 years old in Old Lyme.
Nadezhda Plevitskaya
Russian singer and spy.
Born September 29th, 1879 in Kursk Uyezd.
Died October 1st, 1940 at 61 years old in Rennes.
Mehmet Vehip Kaçı
Turkish general and statesperson (1877–1940).
Born February 3rd, 1875 in Ioannina vilayet.
Died June 13th, 1940 at 65 years old in Istanbul.
Ray Strachey
British feminist activist and writer (1887-1940).
Born June 4th, 1887 in Westminster.
Died July 16th, 1940 at 53 years old in London.
Paul Nizan
French philosopher, politician, writer (1905-1940).
Born February 7th, 1905 in Tours.
Died May 23rd, 1940 at 35 years old in Recques-sur-Hem.
Anton Korošec
Austrian member of austrian empire council (1872-1940).
Born May 12th, 1872 in Biserjane. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1940 at 68 years old in Belgrade.
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland
Maltese-british politician (1861-1940).
Born May 24th, 1861 in Valletta.
Died August 22nd, 1940 at 79 years old in Villa Bologna.
Robert Maillart
Swiss civil engineer, designer of the salginatobel bridge (1872-1940).
Born February 6th, 1872 in Bern. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1940 at 68 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Chujiro Hayashi
Japanese reiki practitioner (1880–1940).
Born September 15th, 1880 in Tokyo.
Died May 11th, 1940 at 59 years old in Atami (seppuku).
Vítězslava Kaprálová
Czech conductor and composer (1915-1940).
Born January 24th, 1915 in Brno. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1940 at 25 years old in Montpellier (unknown). [ref]
Herbert Fisher
British politician (1865-1940).
Born March 21st, 1865 in London.
Died April 18th, 1940 at 75 years old in London.
Donald Tovey
British composer.
Born July 17th, 1875 in Eton. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1940 at 64 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
C. Henry Gordon
Actor.
Born June 17th, 1884 in New York City.
Died December 3rd, 1940 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
James Hall
Actor (1900-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1900 in Dallas.
Died June 7th, 1940 at 39 years old in Jersey City (liver cirrhosis).
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