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In the year 1940
441 Notable deaths
Juan Carreño
Mexican footballer.
Born August 14th, 1909 in Mexico City.
Died December 16th, 1940 at 31 years old in Mexico City (appendicitis).
Platon Kerzhentsev
Russian writer (1881-1940).
Born August 4th, 1881 in Moscow.
Died June 2nd, 1940 at 58 years old in Moscow.
René Schickele
German-french writer (1883-1940).
Born August 4th, 1883 in Obernai. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1940 at 56 years old in Vence. [ref]
Walter Kollo
German composer (1878–1940).
Born January 28th, 1878 in Nidzica.
Died September 30th, 1940 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Arthur Vierendeel
Civil engineer (1852-1940).
Born April 10th, 1852 in Leuven.
Died November 8th, 1940 at 88 years old in Uccle.
E. Alyn Warren
Actor (1874-1940).
Born June 2nd, 1874 in Richmond.
Died January 22nd, 1940 at 65 years old in Woodland Hills.
Célestin Bouglé
French philosopher (1870-1940).
Born June 1st, 1870 in Saint-Brieuc. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1940 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
Józef Pankiewicz
Polish painter (1866-1940).
Born November 29th, 1866 in Lublin.
Died July 4th, 1940 at 73 years old in La Ciotat.
Taqi Arani
Iranian publisher.
Born September 5th, 1902 in Tabriz.
Died February 4th, 1940 at 37 years old in Tehran.
Thomas Ball Barratt
Norwegian pentecostal pastor (1862–1940).
Born July 22nd, 1862 in Albaston. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1940 at 77 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Deaths 291 to 300 of 441
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young