In the year 1940
441 Notable deaths
Karl Hermann Zahn
German botanist (1865-1940).
Born December 3rd, 1865 in Baiertal.
Died April 8th, 1940 at 74 years old in Haigerloch.
Frederick Merriman
British tug of war competitor.
Born May 18th, 1873 in Chipping Campden.
Died June 27th, 1940 at 67 years old in Gloucester.
Arthur Carnell
Sport shooter (1862–1940).
Born March 21st, 1862 in London.
Died September 11th, 1940 at 78 years old in London.
Ove Dahl
Norwegian botanist (1862-1940).
Born January 29th, 1862 in Orkdal Municipality.
Died September 17th, 1940 at 78 years old in Oslo.
Marcel Van Crombrugge
Belgian rower (1880-1940).
Born September 13th, 1880 in Ghent.
Died September 23rd, 1940 at 60 years old in Ghent.
Nestor Nyzhankivskyi
Ukrainian composer, pianist and music critic.
Born August 31st, 1893 in Berezhany.
Died April 10th, 1940 at 46 years old in Łódź.
Norman Bingley
English sailor (1863-1940).
Born September 17th, 1863 in City of Westminster.
Died January 16th, 1940 at 76 years old
Ernest W. Gibson
American politician (1871–1940).
Born December 29th, 1871 in Londonderry.
Died June 20th, 1940 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C..
Harald Sandberg
Swedish sport sailor (1883–1940).
Born October 22nd, 1883 in Gothenburg.
Died November 28th, 1940 at 57 years old
Arthur Ahnger
Sailor (1886-1940).
Born February 28th, 1886 in Raseborg.
Died December 7th, 1940 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Deaths 421 to 430 of 441
I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez