In the year 1940
407 Notable deaths
Édouard Claparède
Swiss neurologist & pedagogist.
Born March 24th, 1873 in Geneva.
Died September 29th, 1940 at 67 years old in Geneva.
Janusz Kusociński
Polish long distance runner (1907-1940).
Born January 15th, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 33 years old in Palmiry. [ref]
Ivane Javakhishvili
Georgian historian and linguist (1876-1940).
Born April 23rd, 1876 in Tbilisi.
Died November 18th, 1940 at 64 years old in Tbilisi.
Chaim Ozer Grodzinski
Belarusian rabbi (1863-1940).
Born August 24th, 1863 in Iŭje.
Died August 9th, 1940 at 76 years old in Vilnius (cancer).
Paul Juon
Russian composer.
Born March 6th, 1872 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1940 at 68 years old in Vevey. [ref]
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]
Yevhen Petrushevych
Ukrainian politician (1863-1940).
Died August 29th, 1940 at 77 years old in Berlin.
George Barnes
Scottish politician (1859-1940).
Born January 2nd, 1859 in Dundee.
Died April 21st, 1940 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Maciej Rataj
President of poland (1884-1940).
Born February 19th, 1884 in Peremozhne.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 56 years old in Palmiry (ballistic trauma).
Nedo Nadi
Italian fencer (1894-1940).
Born June 9th, 1894 in Livorno.
Died January 29th, 1940 at 45 years old in Portofino (stroke).
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez