In the year 1940
441 Notable deaths
George Hackathorne
Actor (1896-1940).
Born February 13th, 1896 in Pendleton.
Died June 25th, 1940 at 44 years old in Los Angeles.
Robert Emden
Swiss astrophysicist (1862-1940).
Born March 4th, 1862 in St. Gallen.
Died October 8th, 1940 at 78 years old in Zurich.
Edgar du Perron
Dutch writer (1899-1940).
Born November 2nd, 1899 in Jakarta.
Died May 14th, 1940 at 40 years old in Bergen (angina pectoris).
Arthur De Greef
Belgian musician (1862-1940).
Born October 10th, 1862 in Leuven.
Died August 29th, 1940 at 77 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Ferdo Šišić
Croatian historian (1869–1940).
Born March 9th, 1869 in Vinkovci.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 70 years old in Zagreb.
Julián Zugazagoitia
Spanish politician (1899-1940).
Born February 5th, 1899 in Bilbao. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1940 at 41 years old in Madrid (gunshot wound). [ref]
William Maxwell
Scottish professional footballer and amateur cricketer (1876-1940).
Born September 21st, 1876 in Arbroath.
Died July 14th, 1940 at 63 years old in Bristol.
Yuly Shokalsky
Russian oceanographer.
Born October 17th, 1856 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 26th, 1940 at 83 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Gyula Kellner
Athletics competitor.
Born April 11th, 1871 in Pest.
Died July 28th, 1940 at 69 years old in Szolnok.
Julius Paulsen
Danish painter (1860-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1860 in Odense.
Died February 17th, 1940 at 79 years old in Copenhagen.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine