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In the year 1940
407 Notable deaths
Pietro Maletti
Italian general (1880-1940).
Born May 24th, 1880 in Castiglione delle Stiviere.
Died December 9th, 1940 at 60 years old in Egypt.
Carl Grünberg
German philosopher (1861-1940).
Born February 10th, 1861 in Focșani.
Died February 2nd, 1940 at 78 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Ion Inculeț
President of moldova (1884-1940).
Born April 5th, 1884 in Răzeni.
Died November 18th, 1940 at 56 years old in Bucharest.
Cyrus Adler
Jewish american historian, scholar, religious leader (1863–1940).
Born September 13th, 1863 in Van Buren.
Died April 7th, 1940 at 76 years old in Philadelphia.
Nikola Ivanov
Bulgarian general (1861-1940).
Born March 2nd, 1861 in Kalofer.
Died September 10th, 1940 at 79 years old in Sofia.
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.
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