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In the year 1940
441 Notable deaths
Dimitrija Čupovski
Macedonian writer (1878–1940).
Born November 8th, 1878 in Papradište.
Died October 29th, 1940 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jean-Vincent Scheil
French archaeologist.
Born June 10th, 1858 in Kœnigsmacker. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1940 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alfred Fowler
British astronomer (1868-1940).
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Yorkshire.
Died June 24th, 1940 at 72 years old in Ealing (cerebrovascular disease).
Clara Southern
Australian artist (1860-1940).
Born October 3rd, 1860 in Kyneton.
Died December 15th, 1940 at 80 years old in Warrandyte, Surrey Hills.
Maude Turner Gordon
Actress (1868-1940).
Born November 10th, 1868 in Franklin.
Died January 12th, 1940 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
William Faversham
British-born american actor (1868-1940).
Born February 12th, 1868 in London.
Died April 7th, 1940 at 72 years old in Long Island.
Victor Henri
French physical chemist, physiologist and experimental psychologist (1872-1940).
Born July 6th, 1872 in Marseille.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 67 years old in La Rochelle.
Rudolf Olden
Journalist, author, lawyer and human rights activist (1885–1940).
Born January 14th, 1885 in Szczecin. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1940 at 55 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
John Rand
American actor (1871-1940).
Born November 19th, 1871 in New Haven.
Died January 25th, 1940 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Fanny Brate
Swedish painter (1862-1940).
Born February 26th, 1861 in The Royal Court Parish. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1940 at 79 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Deaths 301 to 310 of 441
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler