In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
Billy Fiske
American bobsledder and pilot (1911-1940).
Born June 4th, 1911 in Brooklyn.
Died August 17th, 1940 at 29 years old in Chichester (killed in action).
Kid McCoy
American boxer (1872-1940).
Born October 13th, 1872 in Rush County.
Died April 18th, 1940 at 67 years old in Detroit.
John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham
Governor of kentucky (1869-1940).
Born August 5th, 1869 in Nelson County.
Died January 9th, 1940 at 70 years old in Louisville.
Jehan Alain
French organist and composer (1911-1940).
Born February 3rd, 1911 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1940 at 29 years old in Saumur.
Mikhail Frinovsky
Great purge perpetrator (1898-1940).
Born February 7th, 1898 in Narovchat.
Died February 4th, 1940 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Wilhelm Stekel
Austrian physician and psychologist (1868-1940).
Born March 18th, 1868 in Boiany. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1940 at 72 years old in London (poisoning).
Hamlin Garland
American novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer (1860–1940).
Born September 14th, 1860 in West Salem.
Died March 4th, 1940 at 79 years old in Hollywood.
Berton Churchill
Canadian actor (1876-1940).
Born December 9th, 1876 in Toronto.
Died October 10th, 1940 at 63 years old in New York City (urinary system disease).
Gunnar Asplund
Swedish architect (1885-1940).
Born September 22nd, 1885 in Stockholm.
Died October 20th, 1940 at 55 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz
Belarusian-polish general.
Born February 22nd, 1883 in Meikštai. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1940 at 57 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 435
Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa