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In the year 1940
393 Notable deaths
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.
Key Pittman
American politician (1872-1940).
Born September 18th, 1872 in Vicksburg.
Died November 10th, 1940 at 68 years old in Reno (myocardial infarction).
Katherine Olivia Sessions
American botanist and landscape architect (1857-1940).
Born November 8th, 1857 in San Francisco.
Died March 24th, 1940 at 82 years old in San Diego.
Marie Krøyer
Danish painter (1867-1940).
Born June 11th, 1867 in Frederiksberg.
Died May 25th, 1940 at 72 years old in Stockholm.
Robert Maillart
Swiss civil engineer, designer of the salginatobel bridge (1872-1940).
Born February 6th, 1872 in Bern. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1940 at 68 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz
Belarusian-polish general.
Born February 22nd, 1883 in Meikštai. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1940 at 57 years old in Warsaw (killed in action). [ref]
Charles Stanton Ogle
Actor (1865-1940).
Born June 5th, 1865 in Steubenville.
Died October 11th, 1940 at 75 years old in Long Beach.
Charles Sumner Tainter
American inventor and businessman.
Born April 25th, 1854 in Watertown.
Died April 20th, 1940 at 85 years old in San Diego.
John Wray
American character actor (1887-1940).
Born February 13th, 1887 in Philadelphia.
Died April 5th, 1940 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Ray Strachey
British feminist activist and writer (1887-1940).
Born June 4th, 1887 in Westminster.
Died July 16th, 1940 at 53 years old in London.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 393
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