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In the year 1940
393 Notable deaths
Edgar Buckingham
American physicist.
Born July 8th, 1867 in Philadelphia.
Died April 29th, 1940 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C..
Edward LeSaint
American actor (1870-1940).
Born December 13th, 1870 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1940 at 69 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Hanna Hirsch-Pauli
Swedish painter (1864-1940).
Born January 13th, 1864 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1940 at 76 years old in Nacka församling. [ref]
Maurice Jaubert
French composer.
Born January 3rd, 1900 in Nice. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1940 at 40 years old in Baccarat. [ref]
Josef Swickard
Actor (1866-1940).
Born June 26th, 1866 in Koblenz.
Died February 29th, 1940 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Paul Ferdinand Schilder
Austrian neurologist and pychiatrist.
Born February 15th, 1886 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1940 at 54 years old in New York City.
Gunnar Höckert
Finnish runner.
Born February 12th, 1910 in Helsinki.
Died February 11th, 1940 at 29 years old in Karelian Isthmus.
Maurice Moscovitch
American actor (1871-1940).
Born November 23rd, 1871 in Odesa.
Died June 18th, 1940 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Walter Miller
Actor (1892-1940).
Born March 9th, 1892 in Dayton.
Died March 30th, 1940 at 48 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Umberto Caligaris
Italian footballer (1901-1940).
Born July 26th, 1901 in Casale Monferrato.
Died October 19th, 1940 at 39 years old in Turin.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 393
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