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In the year 1940
444 Notable deaths
Yevhen Petrushevych
Ukrainian politician (1863-1940).
Died August 29th, 1940 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Henri Guillaumet
French aviator.
Born May 29th, 1902 in Bouy. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1940 at 38 years old in Mediterranean Sea (killed in action). [ref]
Walter Hasenclever
German poet and playwright.
Born July 8th, 1890 in Aachen. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1940 at 49 years old in Les Milles concentration camp (poison).
Edwin Carewe
American actor and film producer (1883-1940).
Born March 5th, 1883 in Gainesville.
Died January 22nd, 1940 at 56 years old in Hollywood.
Ivane Javakhishvili
Georgian historian and linguist (1876-1940).
Born April 23rd, 1876 in Tbilisi.
Died November 18th, 1940 at 64 years old in Tbilisi.
Otto Toeplitz
German mathematician.
Born August 1st, 1881 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1940 at 58 years old in Jerusalem (tuberculosis). [ref]
J.-H. Rosny aîné
Belgian writer (1856–1940).
Born February 17th, 1856 in Hôtel J.-H. Rosny.
Died February 15th, 1940 at 83 years old in Paris.
Arnold Dolmetsch
French musician and instrument maker in england (1858-1940).
Born February 24th, 1858 in Le Mans.
Died February 28th, 1940 at 82 years old in Haslemere.
Ellen Day Hale
American impressionist painter (1855-1940).
Born February 11th, 1855 in Worcester.
Died February 11th, 1940 at 85 years old in Brookline.
Harry Bernard
American actor (1878-1940).
Born January 13th, 1878 in San Francisco.
Died November 4th, 1940 at 62 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Janusz Kusociński
Polish long distance runner (1907-1940).
Born January 15th, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 33 years old in Palmiry (execution by shooting). [ref]
Chaim Ozer Grodzinski
Belarusian rabbi (1863-1940).
Born August 24th, 1863 in Iŭje.
Died August 9th, 1940 at 76 years old in Vilnius (cancer).
Adolphe Guillaumat
French army general in world war i.
Born January 4th, 1863 in Bourgneuf.
Died May 18th, 1940 at 77 years old in Nantes.
George Barnes
Scottish politician (1859-1940).
Born January 2nd, 1859 in Dundee.
Died April 21st, 1940 at 81 years old in London.
Carl Grünberg
Austrian economist, economic historian and sociologist (1861-1940).
Born February 10th, 1861 in Focșani.
Died February 2nd, 1940 at 78 years old in Frankfurt.
Yui Mitsue
Japanese general (1860–1940).
Born November 27th, 1860 in Tosa Province.
Died September 18th, 1940 at 79 years old in Japan.
Mary Anderson
American stage actress (1859-1940).
Born July 28th, 1859 in Sacramento.
Died May 29th, 1940 at 80 years old in Broadway. [ref]
Ion Inculeț
President of moldova (1884-1940).
Born April 5th, 1884 in Răzeni.
Died November 18th, 1940 at 56 years old in Bucharest.
Maciej Rataj
Marshal of the polish sejm.
Born February 19th, 1884 in Peremozhne.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 56 years old in Palmiry (gunshot wound, execution by shooting).
Nedo Nadi
Italian fencer (1894-1940).
Born June 9th, 1894 in Livorno.
Died January 29th, 1940 at 45 years old in Portofino (stroke).
Edward LeSaint
American actor and director (1870-1940).
Born December 13th, 1870 in Cincinnati.
Died September 10th, 1940 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
Maurice Moscovitch
American actor (1871-1940).
Born November 23rd, 1871 in Odesa.
Died June 18th, 1940 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Oscar Branch Colquitt
American politician (1861-1940).
Born December 16th, 1861 in Camilla.
Died March 8th, 1940 at 78 years old in Dallas.
Ali bey Huseynzade
Azerbaijani and turkish writer, doctor and university teacher (1864–1940).
Born March 8th, 1864 in Salyan.
Died March 17th, 1940 at 76 years old in Üsküdar.
Robert Hadfield
British metallurgist (1858–1940).
Born November 28th, 1858 in Sheffield.
Died September 30th, 1940 at 81 years old in Surrey.
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