In the year 1940
441 Notable deaths
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.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 441
It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young