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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
Ali bey Huseynzade
Azerbaijani writer and doctor.
Born February 24th, 1864 in Salyan.
Died March 17th, 1940 at 76 years old in Istanbul.
Robert Hadfield
British metallurgist (1858–1940).
Born November 28th, 1858 in Sheffield.
Died September 30th, 1940 at 81 years old in Surrey.
Edgar Buckingham
American physicist.
Born July 8th, 1867 in Philadelphia.
Died April 29th, 1940 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C..
Nikola Ivanov
Bulgarian general (1861-1940).
Born March 2nd, 1861 in Kalofer.
Died September 10th, 1940 at 79 years old in Sofia.
Paul Juon
Russian composer.
Born March 6th, 1872 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1940 at 68 years old in Vevey. [ref]
Nikolai Sukhanov
Soviet economist (1882-1940).
Born December 9th, 1882 in Moscow.
Died June 29th, 1940 at 57 years old in Omsk (gunshot wound).
Édouard Claparède
Swiss neurologist & pedagogist.
Born March 24th, 1873 in Geneva.
Died September 29th, 1940 at 67 years old in Geneva.
Andrew Hannah
Scottish footballer (1864-1940).
Born September 17th, 1864 in Renton.
Died June 17th, 1940 at 75 years old in Scotland.
Heinrich Kayser
German physicist.
Born March 16th, 1853 in Bingen am Rhein. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1940 at 87 years old in Bonn. [ref]
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.
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