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In the year 1940
441 Notable deaths
Lluís Companys
123rd president of catalonia.
Born June 21st, 1883 in El Tarròs. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1940 at 57 years old in Montjuïc Castle (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
British newspaper publisher and viscount (1868-1940).
Born April 26th, 1868 in London.
Died November 26th, 1940 at 72 years old in Bermuda.
Édouard Vuillard
French painter (1868-1940).
Born November 11th, 1868 in Cuiseaux. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1940 at 71 years old in La Baule-Escoublac. [ref]
Charley Chase
Actor, comedian, director, writer (1893–1940).
Born October 20th, 1893 in Baltimore.
Died June 20th, 1940 at 46 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction, tuberculosis).
Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark
Greek prince; youngest child of george i of greece and olga constantinovna of russia.
Born August 10th, 1888 in Pavlovsk.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 51 years old in Athens.
John Taliaferro Thompson
United states army officer (1860-1940).
Born December 31st, 1860 in Newport.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 79 years old in Great Neck.
Frederick Cook
American explorer (1865-1940).
Born June 10th, 1865 in Hortonville. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1940 at 75 years old in New Rochelle. [ref]
Emily Murphy
Canadian judge (1868–1933).
Born March 14th, 1868 in London.
Died October 17th, 1940 at 72 years old in Canada. [ref]
Kyösti Kallio
Finnish politician and 4th president of finland (1873-1940).
Born April 10th, 1873 in Ylivieska. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1940 at 67 years old in Helsinki Central Railway Station (myocardial infarction).
Edward Frederic Benson
English novelist and writer (1867–1940).
Born July 24th, 1867 in Berkshire. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1940 at 72 years old in London (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 441
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain