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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
Alfred Loisy
French theologian (1857-1940).
Born February 28th, 1857 in Ambrières. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1940 at 83 years old in Ceffonds. [ref]
Florence Roberts
American actress (1861–1940).
Born March 16th, 1861 in Frederick.
Died June 6th, 1940 at 79 years old in Hollywood.
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]
Wilfred Lucas
Actor, film director (1871–1940).
Born January 30th, 1871 in Norfolk County.
Died December 13th, 1940 at 69 years old in Los Angeles. [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.
Mikhail Koltsov
Soviet journalist.
Born June 12th, 1898 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1940 at 41 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Gao Lingwei
Chinese politician (1870-1940).
Born September 12th, 1870 in Tianjin.
Died March 4th, 1940 at 69 years old in Beijing.
Arnold Wilson
Diplomat (1884-1940).
Born July 18th, 1884 in Bristol.
Died May 31st, 1940 at 55 years old in Eringhem.
Philip Francis Nowlan
American science fiction writer who created buck rogers (1888–1940).
Born November 13th, 1888 in Philadelphia.
Died February 1st, 1940 at 51 years old in Philadelphia.
Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch
American writer and social activist (1856-1940).
Born January 20th, 1856 in Seneca Falls.
Died November 20th, 1940 at 84 years old in Greenwich.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 435
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