In the year 1940
476 Notable deaths
Anton Korošec
Austrian member of austrian empire council (1872-1940).
Born May 12th, 1872 in Biserjane.
Died December 14th, 1940 at 68 years old in Belgrade.
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.
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.
Vítězslava Kaprálová
Czech conductor and composer (1915-1940).
Born January 14th, 1915 in Brno. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1940 at 25 years old in Montpellier (unknown). [ref]
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).
Herbert Fisher
British politician (1865-1940).
Born March 21st, 1865 in London.
Died April 18th, 1940 at 75 years old in London.
Alfred Loisy
French theologian (1857-1940).
Born February 28th, 1857 in Ambrières. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1940 at 83 years old in Ceffonds. [ref]
Donald Tovey
British composer, pianist and musicologist (1875–1940).
Died July 10th, 1940 at 64 years old in Edinburgh.
James Hall
Actor (1900-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1900 in Dallas.
Died June 7th, 1940 at 39 years old in Jersey City (liver cirrhosis).
C. Henry Gordon
American actor (1883/1884–1940).
Born June 17th, 1884 in New York City.
Died December 3rd, 1940 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Henri Desgrange
French racing cyclist, journalist and organiser of the first tour de france (1865–1940).
Born January 31st, 1865 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 16th, 1940 at 75 years old in Grimaud.
Wilfred Lucas
Actor, film director (1871–1940).
Born January 30th, 1871 in Norfolk County.
Died December 13th, 1940 at 69 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Marie Krøyer
Danish painter (1867-1940).
Born June 11th, 1867 in Frederiksberg.
Died May 25th, 1940 at 72 years old in Stockholm.
Augustus Edward Hough Love
English mathematician (1863–1940).
Born April 17th, 1863 in Weston-super-Mare.
Died June 5th, 1940 at 77 years old in Oxford.
Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla
French engineer.
Born July 26th, 1859 in Paris.
Died May 18th, 1940 at 80 years old in Paris.
Florence Roberts
American actress (1861–1940).
Born March 16th, 1861 in Frederick.
Died June 6th, 1940 at 79 years old in Hollywood.
Gao Lingwei
Chinese politician (1870-1940).
Born September 12th, 1870 in Tianjin.
Died March 4th, 1940 at 69 years old in Beijing.
Arnold Wilson
Diplomat (1884-1940).
Born July 18th, 1884 in Bristol.
Died May 31st, 1940 at 55 years old in Eringhem.
Philip Francis Nowlan
American science fiction writer who created buck rogers (1888–1940).
Born November 13th, 1888 in Philadelphia.
Died February 1st, 1940 at 51 years old in Philadelphia.
Earl Hurd
American animator and film director (1880–1940).
Born September 14th, 1880 in Kansas City.
Died September 28th, 1940 at 60 years old in Burbank.
Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch
American writer and social activist (1856-1940).
Born January 20th, 1856 in Seneca Falls.
Died November 20th, 1940 at 84 years old in Greenwich.
Emma Louisa Turner
British ornithologist and photographer (1867-1940).
Born June 9th, 1867 in Langton Green.
Died August 13th, 1940 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Alfred Cort Haddon
British anthropologist (1855–1940).
Born May 24th, 1855 in London.
Died April 20th, 1940 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
German architect and archaeologist (1853–1940).
Born December 26th, 1853 in Barmen. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1940 at 86 years old in Lefkada.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 476
Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller