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In the year 1940
419 Notable deaths
John Atkinson Hobson
English economist, social scientist and critic of imperialism (1858-1940).
Born July 6th, 1858 in Derby. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1940 at 81 years old in Hampstead. [ref]
Amar Singh
Indian cricket player. (1910-1940).
Born December 4th, 1910 in Rajkot.
Died May 21st, 1940 at 29 years old in Jamnagar.
Ameen Rihani
Arab-american writer (1876-1940).
Born November 24th, 1876 in Freike.
Died September 13th, 1940 at 63 years old in Freike (traffic collision).
Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler
German artist (1899-1940).
Born December 4th, 1899 in Dresden.
Died July 31st, 1940 at 40 years old in Pirna.
Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg
Danish prince (1887-1940).
Born June 10th, 1887 in Yellow Palace. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1940 at 52 years old in Taza. [ref]
Marguerite Clark
American actress (1883-1940).
Born February 22nd, 1883 in Avondale.
Died September 25th, 1940 at 57 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Princess Masako Takeda
Japanese princess; daughter of emperor meiji and sono sachiko (1888–1940).
Born September 30th, 1888 in Tokyo.
Died March 8th, 1940 at 51 years old in Tokyo.
Adrienne Morrison
American actress (1883-1940).
Born March 1st, 1883 in New York City.
Died November 20th, 1940 at 57 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich
Austrian noble, niece of elisabeth of austria, who had a prominent role in the mayerling incident.
Born February 24th, 1858 in Augsburg. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1940 at 82 years old in Augsburg.
Mikhail Koshkin
Soviet tank designer (1898–1940).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Brynchagi.
Died September 26th, 1940 at 41 years old in Zmiiv Raion (pneumonia).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 419
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