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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
Luisa Tetrazzini
Italian opera singer (1871-1940).
Born June 29th, 1871 in Florence. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1940 at 68 years old in Milan. [ref]
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist.
Born April 12th, 1892 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1940 at 48 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Verner von Heidenstam
Swedish writer (1859-1940).
Born July 6th, 1859 in Olshammar. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1940 at 80 years old in Övralid. [ref]
Katherine Mayo
American historian (1867–1940).
Born January 27th, 1867 in Ridgway.
Died October 9th, 1940 at 73 years old in New York.
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).
Amar Singh
Indian cricket player. (1910-1940).
Born December 4th, 1910 in Rajkot.
Died May 21st, 1940 at 29 years old in Jamnagar.
Charles Sumner Tainter
American inventor and businessman.
Born April 25th, 1854 in Watertown.
Died April 20th, 1940 at 85 years old in San Diego.
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).
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).
Mirsaid Sultan-Galiev
Soviet politician (1892-1940).
Born July 13th, 1892 in Karmaskaly.
Died January 28th, 1940 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 435
Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare