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In the year 1940
407 Notable deaths
Philip Francis Nowlan
American science fiction writer who created buck rogers.
Born November 13th, 1888 in Philadelphia.
Died February 1st, 1940 at 51 years old in Philadelphia.
Eileen Power
British historian.
Born January 9th, 1889 in Altrincham. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1940 at 51 years old in London. [ref]
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
German archaeologist and architect.
Born December 26th, 1853 in Barmen. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1940 at 86 years old in Lefkada. [ref]
Roderic O'Conor
Irish artist (1860-1940).
Born October 17th, 1860 in Castleplunket.
Died March 18th, 1940 at 79 years old in Nueil-sur-Layon.
Gao Lingwei
Chinese politician (1870-1940).
Born September 12th, 1870 in Tianjin.
Died March 4th, 1940 at 69 years old in Beijing.
Hans Zinsser
American physician, bacteriologist and author (1878–1940).
Born November 17th, 1878 in New York City.
Died September 4th, 1940 at 61 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Pierre Marie
French neurologist and political journalist (1853–1940).
Born September 9th, 1853 in Paris.
Died April 13th, 1940 at 86 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Karl Heinrich Emil Becker
German general.
Born December 14th, 1879 in Speyer.
Died April 8th, 1940 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Michael Hainisch
President of austria (1858-1940).
Born August 15th, 1858 in Gloggnitz. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1940 at 81 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Jan Kubelík
Czech violinist and composer (1880-1940).
Born July 5th, 1880 in Michle. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1940 at 60 years old in Podolí. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 407
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