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In the year 1940
407 Notable deaths
James Hall
Actor (1900-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1900 in Dallas.
Died June 7th, 1940 at 39 years old in Jersey City (liver cirrhosis).
C. Henry Gordon
Actor.
Born June 17th, 1884 in New York City.
Died December 3rd, 1940 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Donald Tovey
British composer.
Born July 17th, 1875 in Eton. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1940 at 64 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Alfred Loisy
French theologian (1857-1940).
Born February 28th, 1857 in Ambrières. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1940 at 83 years old in Ceffonds. [ref]
Gaston Billotte
French general (1875-1940).
Born February 10th, 1875 in Sommeval. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1940 at 65 years old in Ypres (traffic collision). [ref]
Earl Hurd
American animator and film director (1880–1940).
Born September 14th, 1880 in Kansas City.
Died September 28th, 1940 at 60 years old in Burbank.
Augustus Edward Hough Love
English mathematician.
Born April 17th, 1863 in Weston-super-Mare. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1940 at 77 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Mirsaid Sultan-Galiev
Soviet politician (1892-1940).
Born July 13th, 1892 in Karmaskaly.
Died January 28th, 1940 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Julián Besteiro
Spanish academic and politician (1870–1940).
Born September 21st, 1870 in costanilla de Santiago. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1940 at 70 years old in Carmona (sepsis). [ref]
Arnold Wilson
Diplomat (1884-1940).
Born July 18th, 1884 in Bristol.
Died May 31st, 1940 at 55 years old in Eringhem.
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