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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland
Maltese-british politician (1861-1940).
Born May 24th, 1861 in Valletta.
Died August 22nd, 1940 at 79 years old in Villa Bologna.
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]
Chujiro Hayashi
Japanese reiki practitioner (1880–1940).
Born September 15th, 1880 in Tokyo.
Died May 11th, 1940 at 59 years old in Atami (seppuku).
Vítězslava Kaprálová
Czech conductor and composer (1915-1940).
Born January 24th, 1915 in Brno. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1940 at 25 years old in Montpellier (unknown). [ref]
Herbert Fisher
British politician (1865-1940).
Born March 21st, 1865 in London. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1940 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Donald Tovey
British composer.
Born July 17th, 1875 in Eton. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1940 at 64 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
C. Henry Gordon
Actor.
Born June 17th, 1884 in New York City.
Died December 3rd, 1940 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
James Hall
Actor (1900-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1900 in Dallas.
Died June 7th, 1940 at 39 years old in Jersey City (liver cirrhosis).
Marie Krøyer
Danish painter (1867-1940).
Born June 11th, 1867 in Frederiksberg.
Died May 25th, 1940 at 72 years old in Stockholm.
Henri Desgrange
French racing cyclist, journalist and organiser of the first tour de france (1865–1940).
Born January 31st, 1865 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 16th, 1940 at 75 years old in Grimaud.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 435
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