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In the year 1940
393 Notable deaths
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).
Nikolai Sukhanov
Soviet economist (1882-1940).
Born December 9th, 1882 in Moscow.
Died June 29th, 1940 at 57 years old in Omsk (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Ali bey Huseynzade
Azerbaijani writer and doctor.
Born February 24th, 1864 in Salyan.
Died March 17th, 1940 at 76 years old in Istanbul.
Adolphe Guillaumat
French army general in world war i.
Born January 4th, 1863 in Bourgneuf. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1940 at 77 years old in Nantes. [ref]
Robert Hadfield
British metallurgist.
Born November 28th, 1858 in Sheffield.
Died September 30th, 1940 at 81 years old in Surrey.
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