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In the year 1940
407 Notable deaths
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]
Andrew Hannah
Scottish footballer (1864-1940).
Born September 17th, 1864 in Renton.
Died June 17th, 1940 at 75 years old in Scotland.
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.
Joaquin Mir Trinxet
Spanish artist (1873-1940).
Born January 6th, 1873 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1940 at 67 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Paul Passy
French linguist (1859-1940).
Born January 13th, 1859 in Versailles. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1940 at 81 years old in Bourg-la-Reine.
Sam Eyde
Norwegian engineer and businessman (1866-1940).
Born October 29th, 1866 in Arendal.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 73 years old in Åsgårdstrand.
István Thomán
(1862–1940 classical pianist, piano teacher.
Born November 4th, 1862 in Humenné.
Died September 22nd, 1940 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Pierre Weiss
French physicist (1865-1940).
Born March 25th, 1865 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1940 at 75 years old in Lyon. [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 407
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