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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
William Lashly
British explorer.
Born December 25th, 1867 in Hambledon.
Died June 12th, 1940 at 72 years old in Hambledon.
Santōka Taneda
Japanese poet (1882–1940).
Born December 3rd, 1882 in Hōfu-shi.
Died October 11th, 1940 at 57 years old in Matsuyama.
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval
French physicist and physician.
Born June 8th, 1851 in La Porcherie. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1940 at 89 years old in La Porcherie. [ref]
Farnsworth Wright
American editor.
Born July 29th, 1888 in California, Santa Barbara. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1940 at 51 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
David Franklin Houston
American academic, businessman and politician (1866-1940).
Born February 17th, 1866 in Monroe.
Died September 2nd, 1940 at 74 years old in New York City.
Michitarō Komatsubara
Japanese general.
Born July 20th, 1886 in Yokohama.
Died October 6th, 1940 at 54 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
Adolf von Trotha
German admiral.
Born March 1st, 1868 in Koblenz. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1940 at 72 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Yevhen Petrushevych
Ukrainian politician (1863-1940).
Died August 29th, 1940 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Henri Guillaumet
French aviator.
Born May 29th, 1902 in Bouy. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1940 at 38 years old in Mediterranean Sea (killed in action). [ref]
Walter Hasenclever
German poet and playwright.
Born July 8th, 1890 in Aachen. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1940 at 49 years old in Les Milles concentration camp (poison).
Deaths 191 to 200 of 435
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